CARROLL, Patrick
| Service Number: | 1324 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camperdown, Victoria, December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Fyansford, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Patricks School, Campberdown, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Labourer (Paper Maker) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Highton Memorial Gates, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Waurn Ponds Shire of South Barwon Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1324 | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1324, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1324, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born December 1893 in Camperdown, Victoria
Father Owen CARROLL (1914 - c/o Ferney Hotel, Newton, Geelong, VIC) and
Mother Annie Carroll (c/o Barwon Paper Mills, Fyansford, Geelong, VIC)
lived at Camperdown, Victoria
Brothers: William Joseph Carroll (d. 28/04/1929)
Owen Patrick Carroll (d. 15/11/1957)
Next of kin in service:
1326 & 1217 Corporal Owen William Carroll MM - 8th Battalion (b. 25/12/1897)
07/12/1914 enlisted in Geelong (19 years of age)
02/02/1915 embarked with his brother from Port of Melbourne, VIC
onboard HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray
as a Private with 8th Infantry Battalion, 2nd reinforcements
16/08/1917 promoted to Corporal
14/10/1917 awarded MILITARY MEDAL for bravery in France
10/03/1918 returned to Australia onboard HS Durham Castle
21/08/1918 1217 Corporal Carroll was discharged from service
V5495 Warrant Officer Class 2 Owen William Carroll
3rd Australian Infantry Training Battalion
22/08/1940 enlisted in WWII at Bareena, then Royal Park, VIC
as a Private with 34 Unit
10/02/1943 discharged from service
Owen Willliam Carroll died 13/02/1971, Newtown, near Geelong, Victoria.
buried with William and Owen Patrick Carroll at Geelong East Cemetery, East Geelong, VIC.
Patrick was described on enlisting as 21 years 9 months of age; single;
dark complexion; grey eyes; dark brown hair; Roman Catholic
30/09/1914 enlisted in Geelong, Victoria
27/01/1915 appointed to 7th Battalion, 2nd reinforcements
02/02/1915 embarked with brother 1326 Pte Owen William Carroll
from Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray
as a Private with 7th Battalion, 2nd reinforcements
02/07/1915 attached to Permanent Beach Party, GALLIPOLI, ANZAC
26/07/1915 sent to hospital sick
31/07/1915 embarked onboard HS Sudan, ex Dardanelles, Gallipoli
31/07/1915 admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt
17/09/1915 transferred to Duty, Zeitoun - attached to Q.M. Store
04/05/1916 transferred to C Company, Base Depot
02/08/1916 embarked overseas onboard HMT Franconia, ex Alexandria
23/08/1916 admitted sick to hospital, Bulford, England
09/09/1916 tranferred to Military Hospital, Fovant
13/12/1916 discharged from hospital
08/12/1916 marched in to 2nd Training Battaloin, ex Perham Downs
16/12/1916 marched out to 2nd Training Battalion, England
10/09/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex 2nd Training Battalion, Durrington
11/09/1917 marched in to 1 A.D.B.D, Havre, France
24/09/1917 rekpomed 7th Battalion in the field
04/10/1917 killed in action at Broodseinde, Belgium
08/10/1917 noted as: buried off the Sunken Road, Belgium
by 1st Anzac Corps Burial Officer
No known grave
His name is commemorated on:-
- Panel 7 of The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
- Panel 49 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
Medals: 1914/15 Star (26364); British War medal (7857), Victory medal (7819)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (340413)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 17/01/2017. Lest we forget.
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