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CARNEY, William Godfrey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7459 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 March 1917, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 14 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mosman Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Boiler Scaler |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 May 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7459, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 7459, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 7459, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 13th Battalion to the 34th Battalion, in the field | |
| 6 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7459, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 7459, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7459 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joh William and Mary Ellen Carney of 'Illinois', 42 Vesta Street, Mosman, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also Served in the Militia for 2 years
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