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Carl William WARBURTON

Regimental number2924
Date of birth27 November 1893
Place of birthMillthorpe, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
Addressc/o Mrs Thomas Warburton, Wahroonga, Millthorpe, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.3
Height5' 8"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Thos Warburton, Millthorpe, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the Junior and Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date5 February 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Field Ambulance, 5th Infantry Brigade
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT Ajana on 31 May 1915
Two ships sailed with men from the 5th Field Ambulance and from Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship each man sailed on. They are: 'Ajana' from Sydney on 31 May 1915 carried 3 Officers and 98 men and the 'Ceramic from Sydney on 25 June 1915 carried 3 Officers and 129 men.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Two ships sailed with men from the 5th Field Ambulance and from Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship each man sailed on. They are: 'Ajana' from Sydney on 31 May 1915 carried 3 Officers and 98 men and the 'Ceramic from Sydney on 25 June 1915 carried 3 Officers and 129 men.
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1919
Discharge date25 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Tres-os- Montes', 8 April 1919; appointment terminated, 25 July 1919.

Also served in World War II as NX25433, Major: Middle East, Darwin.
Date of death23 November 1963 - Concord Repatriation Hospital
Age at death70
SourcesNAA: B2455, WARBURTON Carl William

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