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CARNEY, Mervyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 503 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, At sea on board HS Rewa, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Rev. V.L. Keelan officiated Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 503, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 503, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 503, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 503, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounds to the left knee and thigh | |
| 29 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 503, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound to the head and transferred to the hospital ship HS Rewa on the same day |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Bridget Cecilia Carney of 112 Albert Toad, Albert Park, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the senior cadets