David George CARSON

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Service Number:	452
Enlisted:	1 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 13 August 1884
Home Town:	Kent Town, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling:	Grote Street Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 53.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood St Bartholomew's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Norwood War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial

1 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 452, Depot Battalion (AIF), Keswick, South Australia
2 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 452, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 452, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 452, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 452, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 452, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 452, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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