Carl AMOS

Regimental number648
Place of birthRockley, Bathurst, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
Address11 Hopetoun Street, Petersham, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinFather, Arthur Amos, Rockley, near Bathurst, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1915
Date of death25 April 1915
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo 2 Outpost Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
28
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Emily AMOS, 'Hillside', Rockley, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Mena House, Cairo, 6 February 1915 (tonsillitis); discharged to duty, 28 February 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, AMOS Carl