| Regimental number | 24385 |
| Place of birth | West Kentish, Tasmania |
| Other Names | CAREY, Mervyn Lawrence |
| School | State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Wantirna, West Kentish, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6.25" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Carey, Wantirna, West Kentish, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 26th Regiment, Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 3, Section 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/91/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Trench Mortars |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 19), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Ann CAREY, West Kentish, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Sergeant Norman Samuel CAREY, 40th Bn, killed in action, 28 March 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 27 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1916. Appointed Driver, 1 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 November 1916. Detached to 3rd Australian Trench Mortar Battery, 21 April 1917. Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 9 May 1917 (tonsillitis); transferred to 3rd Divisional Rest Station, 15 May 1917; rejoined unit same day. Taken on strength, 3rd Medium Trench Mortar Battery, 26 June 1917. Admitted to 4th Main Dressing Station, 8 August 1917 (trench fever), and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 2nd Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, 11 August 1917 (odema, scalp); discharged to Base Details from 3rd Convalescent Depot, 23 August 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 5 September 1917. Killed in action, 16 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Wank-irna. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CAREY Mervyn Laurence |
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