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William Richard CARROLL

Regimental number2555
Place of birthManchester, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address15 Massey Street, North sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.1
Height5' 1"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Holmes, 15 Massey Street, North sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of height)
Enlistment date26 July 1916
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date14 May 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit: nephritis), 14 May 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 May 1948
Age at death56
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, CARROLL William Richard

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