Regimental number | 158 |
Place of birth | West Kentish, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | West Kentish, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Carey, West Kentish, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery, (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 43) Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary CAREY, West Kentish, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 24385 Driver Mervyn Laurence CAREY, 3rd Divisional Trench Mortar Battery, killed in action, 16 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |