Henry James CARROLL

CARROLL, Henry James

Service Number: 1523
Enlisted: 19 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 25th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Rockingham, Western Australia, 24 October 1884
Home Town: Taplan, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia
Schooling: Hamlin Bay State School
Occupation: Railway packer
Died: Died of wounds, France, 9 August 1916, aged 31 years
Cemetery: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension
Plot II, Row U, Grave 13, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rockingham WW1 Memorial
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World War 1 Service

19 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
18 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1523, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1523, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
6 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1523, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, taken on strength from 9th Light Horse Regiment
1 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1523, 5th Field Artillery Brigade
2 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1523, 59th Infantry Battalion, taken on strength of 15th Field Artillery Brigade, mustered as a Gunner, posted to 59th Infantry Battalion
2 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1523, 60th Infantry Battalion, transferred to at Ferry Post
9 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1523, 25th Field Artillery Brigade
9 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1523, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1523 awm_unit: 60th Battery Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-08-09
Date unknown: Involvement 1523, 3rd Light Horse Regiment

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Father Thomas Carroll (ex Sergeant, Police Officer at Rockingham Police Station)
lived at 181 William Street, Perth, Western Australia (in January 1920).

Henry and John came from a very long line of Military men (see Roll of Honour & Circular
attached link).

Next of kin in service:  (younger brother)
1120   Private  John Hamlin Carroll - 10th Light Horse Regiment
          04/05/1915  enlisted in Perth, WA   25 years of age
          30/06/1915  embarked Fremantle, WA onboard HMAT Kanowna A61
                             as a Private with 10th Light Horse Regiment, 7th reinforcements
         

Henry last lived in Taplan, South Australia on enlisting.

Previous service:   12 months with 18th Australian Light Horse Regiment

He was described as 30 years 5 months of age; single; 5' 7 1/4" tall; 130 lbs;
dark complexion; blue eyes; dark hair; Roman Catholic

19/03/1915    Henry enlisted into WWI at Keswick, South Australia

19/03/1915    appointed to Base Light Horse, Exhibition Camp

18/11/1915    embarked Outer Habour, Port Adelaide, SA onboard HMAT Geelong A2
                     as a Private with 9th Light Horse Regiment, 13th reinforcements

28/12/1915     taken on strength, Heliopolis
06/03/1916     taken on strength 3rd Reserve Regiment, Heliopolis

01/04/1916     transferred to 5th Division Artillery, Heliopolis
02/04/1916     taken on strength 15th Field Artillery Brigade, as a Gunner
                      Posted to 59th Infantry Battalion, Ismalia

02/05/1916     transferred to 60th Battery, Ferry Post

17/06/1916     proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
26/06/1916     disembarked into Marseilles, France

09/07/1916     transferred to 25th Field Artillery Brigade, in the field

09/08/1916     hit - gun shot wound to head, C Fracture to Skull, received in action
                     admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station

09/08/1916     died of head wounds received in action
                      at 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station

Buried in:        Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension
                      Plot II, Row U, Grave 13

His name is commemorated on Panel 19 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.

Medals:           1914/15 Star (25212), British War medal (25977), Victory medal (25788)
                      Memorial Plaque and Scroll (320566)

Submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  10/02/2017. Lest we forget.

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