CARLTON, William Joseph
| Service Number: | 372 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Newcastle, NSW, 2 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers' School Lewisham |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker's Assistant |
| Died: | Stroke, At home, 263 Concord Road, Concord West, NSW, 30 January 1949, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Sect. M2 Row 8 Plot 427 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 372, 14th Machine Gun Company, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 372, 14th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 372, 14th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred and Rachel CARLTON, 42 Andreas Street, Petersham, NSW
William served in France and contracted illness after the Battle of the Somme and was invalided to Fairfield Hospital England. He rejoined his unit as officer's orderly.
LABOR M.P. FOR CONCORD DEAD
MR. WILLIAM JOSEPH CARLTON, Labor M.L.A. for Concord, died at his home last night. Mr. Carlton, who had been ill for some time, was a member of the Legislative Assembly for 13 years. The late Mr. Carlton is survived by his widow, two daughters — Mrs. Kathleen Haslett. Miss Marleen Carlton — and a son, Walter.
The sudden death of Mr. William Joseph Carlton, M.L.A. for Concord last night shocked his Parliamentary colleagues. . Mr. Carlton had not been ill. Yesterday he had been out
motoring and was gardening at his home. He had a stroke later.
Mr. Carlton was one of the personalities among private members of the Legislative Assembly. A sincere, blunt man he is best remembered for his forceful and efficient reign as Government Whip from 1941 to 1947 when he was defeated for this position by Mr. McGrath. Mr. Carlton was 63. He was a boilermaker's assistant at Eveleigh workshops before he entered Parliament as M.L.A. for Glebe in May, 1935.
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