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Carlisle James William LANEY

Regimental number981
Place of birthWagga Wagga, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWool classer
Address'Adel', Amy Street, Campsie, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 6.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Ellen Laney, 'Adel', Campsie, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 March 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/6/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 22 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Horse Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Card reads: MID (or MSM?). MID awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30480, 16 January 1918; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76, 23 May 1918.
Recommendation date: 17 June 1917

FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date20 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Sydney', 5 March 1919; arrived, Melbourne, , 11 April 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 20 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death2 August 1943
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, LANEY Carlisle James William

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