CARMICHAEL, George Duncan
| Service Number: | 2634 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norton Goldfield, Queensland, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 29), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Carmichael of 164 Alma Street, Rockhampton, Queensland; brother of John Carmichael of Bororein
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From 52nd Battalion AIF
Pte George Duncan CARMICHAEL was a 32 year old engine driver on enlistment in August 1916. He embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916 with the 52nd Bn, 6th Reinforcements. Arriving at Plymouth on 21 November he was immediately admitted to hospital but recovered and marched into Codford camp in December. He was taken on strength with the 52nd in February 1917. At Messines, he was killed late at night on the 10th. There are differing reports held by the Red Cross, one suggests he was killed by machine gun fire, other say he was hit by shrapnel. Lance Corporal Berthelsen stated ‘I saw him dead near Messines … he had his arm badly smashed, and bled to death.’
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