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CAREY, William Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1249, 1108 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Emmaville, New South Wales, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Emmaville, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Emmaville State School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 111, Row D, Grave 2, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Emmaville Public School WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1249, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1108, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1108, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1249, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1249 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Carey and Mary Ann Carey of Emmaville, NSW. Next of kin later changed to his grandmother Mrs Jane Bourke of Hurlstone Park, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal