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CARMODY, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1727 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 January 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, 19 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kyogle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Irvington Public School, Casino |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Spoil Bank, Belgium, 22 July 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bus House Cemetery Bus House Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casino Irvington Public School Roll of Honor WW1, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour, Kyogle Great War Honor Roll, Kyogle Horse Shoe Creek Green Pigeon Honour Roll, Kyogle Shire Council Honour Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1727, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1727, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1727, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 22 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1727, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1727 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-07-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...1727 Gunner Walter Carmody, 11th Field Artillery Brigade from Kyogle, NSW. A 21 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 27 January 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 4th Reinforcements of the 15th Battalion from Brisbane on 8 April 1915 aboard HMAT Star of England. He was wounded in action at Gallipoli and recovered to see active service in Egypt and then on the Western Front. Gunner Carmody was killed in action at Spoil Bank near Ypres, Belgium on 22 July 1917 and is buried in the Bus House Cemetery, Voormezeele, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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