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CARSON, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1911 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1915, Allocated to 3rd Reinforcement’s to the 21st Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Enlisted as Ernest Carson Actual name Ernest Parson by Statutory Declaration 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Employment Company |
| Born: | Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1911, 21st Infantry Battalion, Allocated to 3rd Reinforcement’s to the 21st Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Enlisted as Ernest Carson Actual name Ernest Parson by Statutory Declaration 1918 | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1911, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1911, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1911, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Taken on Strength of Battalion in the field Gallipoli ANZAC | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1911, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Gunshot wound back Left shoulder Evacuated to Middlesex War Hospital UK for treatment and convalescence | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 65th Battalion from 21st Battalion in the UK on formation of the 6th Division AIF Post medical furlough and detention | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to Battalion at Wind I’ll Camp UK for duty | |
| 3 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 21st infantry Battalion in the field France Post detention and medical | |
| 28 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1911, 21st Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Self inflicted gunshot wound right toe Evacuated under escort for treatment | |
| 16 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company, Transferred to Employment Company for duty France | |
| 25 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1911, Australian Employment Company, Embarked HT Port Denison For RTA 3MD Melbourne Medically Unfit | |
| 2 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1911, Australian Employment Company, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit GSW Right Toe |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
AKA Ernest Parsons