| Regimental number | 3052 |
| Place of birth | Redfern, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Fitters labourer |
| Address | 11 Cowper Street, Glebe, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Carey, 11 Cowper Street, Glebe, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3052A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 13 September 1915 - 20th Bn 7th Reinforcements; taken on strength 56th Bn 16 February 1916. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 13), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and proceeded to 56th Bn from 5th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916. Taken on strength of 56th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Admitted to No 14 Field Ambulance, and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Ferry Post, 14 April 1916 (chronic dyspepsia); to No 15 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 17 April 1916 (neurasthenia); discharged to unit, 18 April 1916; rejoined 56th Bn, Ferry Post, 19 April 1916. Found guilty, 5 May 1916, of disobeying an order of a NCO: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 24/25 July 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 0690303, 3133 Bombardier G.R. MURRAY, 12 Mobile Battery (patient, No 2 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Outreau, Boulogne), 10 April 1917: 'We were at Fleurbaix. I saw him blown to pieces by a shell. There were two brothers. I knew them both quite well. Both were killed side by side. The brother's name was Tim.' Second statement, 3874 Pte F.T. ROGERS, C Company, 56th Bn, (patient, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, England), 6 February 1917: 'He was killed during the charge on July 19th at Fromelles. Only the machine gunners of C. Co. went over on the 19th. [A] stretcher bearer told me that he saw him lying dead ... It as impossible to shift the dead. There were too many.' Third statement, 963 Pte W. WILSON, C Company, 56th Bn, 21 May 1919: 'The abovenamed soldier was a particular friend of mine ... we were on outpost together at Flers (beyond Bapaume) when an enemy H.E. Shell (sic) burst close by. Pte Carey was badly wounded and died immediately. The Btn. Chaplain read the Burial Service and buried him on the outskirts of Flers. I do not know if a cross was erected.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CAREY Herbert Ernest Edward
Red Cross File No 0690303 |
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