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CARROLL, Henry
| Service Number: | 17461 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Eudunda, South Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Granger |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 6 February 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia South Australia |
| Memorials: | Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 17461, 5th Divisional Signal Company, at Adelaide | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 17461, 5th Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 17461, 5th Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 17461 | |
| 14 May 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Carroll
Henry Carroll was born 1885 in Eudunda, South Australia. He was raised by his mother Anne Carroll. Soon after him and his mother moved to Prospect. He was 31 when he enlisted into the AIF. On enlistment he stood at 6’2" with dark grey hair and weighed 134lbs. He enlisted October 2nd, 1916.
He was placed in the 5th Divisional Signal Company. On 30 September, 1918 at 4:30am, Henry and another soldier managed to push 4 miles forward to connect a line to the forward battalion headquarters - 3000 yards through enemy fire. Both soldiers were awarded the Military Medal.
On the 22 of April, 1919 Henry was discharged.
He died in 1937 of unknown causes.
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