CARVOLTH, Herbert William
| Service Number: | 6302 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1916, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 15 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Charters Towers Black Jack Public School |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Plot 11 Row C Grave 3 Enclosure 4, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Charters Towers Black Jack State School Roll of Honour, Charters Towers Methodist Circuit Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6302, Charters Towers, Queensland | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6302, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6302, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6302, 26th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Herbert Pound and Frances CARVOLTH, Black Jack, Charters Towers, Qld.
HE GAVE HIS LIFE, HIS ALL
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Carvolth, Upper Broughton, have received a communication from Lieutenant-Colonel Lusoombe confirming the death of their son, Private Herbert William (Bert) Carvolth, killed in action in France on October 5th.
CARVOLTH.—In loving memory of our dear son, and brother, Private Herbert William (Bert.) Carvolth, 26th Battalion, killed in action in France, 5th October, 1917.
Duty called him, and he was there
To do his bit and take his share.
His heart was good, his spirit brave,
His resting place soldier's grave ;
And in our hearts unceasingly,
Fond thoughts of him will burn.
(Inserted by his loving mother and father, sisters and brother, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Carvolth and family).
CARVOLTH.—In loving memory of our dear nephew, Herbert William (Bertie) Carvolth, killed in action in France on 5th October, 1917.
He gave his life for his country.
(Inserted by his loving uncle, aunt and family, J. and M. Bath).
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