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| name           = William Carroll
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| image           = [[File:Unknown.png|400px|]]
 
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| dateofbirth   = not known
 
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| placeofbirth   = Gorton, Manchester, England
 
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| death           = 22 Oct 1953
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| placeofdeath   = Shenton Park, Western Australia
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| enlistmentage   = 22 years, 6 months
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| description   = 5'8¼' (1.73m) tall; weight 137 lbs (62.1kg); fresh complexion, blue eyes, auburn hair.
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| height          = 5'8¼' (1.73m)
 
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| weight          = 137 lbs
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| complexion      = fresh
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| eyes            = blue
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| hair            = auburn
 
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| header1  = Personal Information
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| occupation   = Railway porter
 
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| religion   = Church of England
|  label2  = Date of Birth
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| address   = Mundijong, Western Australia
|  data2  = not known
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| relation   = Mother
 
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| nextofkin      = Mrs Mary Elizabeth Carroll
|  label3  = Place of Birth
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3210430 4472]
data3  = Gorton, Manchester, England
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| enlistmentdate = 19 Oct 1915
 
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| rank           = Private
| label4  = Death
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| unit      = 11th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
|  data4  = 22 Oct 1953
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| embarkationdatefrom = 12 Feb 1916
 
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| embarkationdateto = 10 Mar 1916
|  label5  = Place of Death
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| shipembarked   = [[HMAT A28 Miltiades]]
data5  = Shenton Park, Western Australia
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data6  = 22 years, 6 months
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|  label7  = Description
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| dateofreturnfrom = 21 Jul 1917  
data7  = 5'8¼' (1.73m) tall; weight 137 lbs (62.1kg); fresh complexion, blue eyes, auburn hair.
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| dateofreturnto = ?
 
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| shipreturned    = [[HMAT A14 Euripides]]
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|   data8  = railway porter
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| label9  = Religion
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data9  = Church of England
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| fate1           = Wounded in Action 30 May 1916 Sailly-Sur-Lys
|  label10  = Address
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| fate2          = Returned to Australia
data10  = Mundijong, Western Australia
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| label11 = Next of Kin
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| monument1   = [[Mundijong Honour Roll]]
|   data11 = Mother Mrs Mary Elizabeth Carroll
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| monument2   = [[ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)]]
| header12 = Military Information
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label14 = Date of Enlistment
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|  data14 = 19 Oct 1915
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|   data16 = 11th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
| label17 = Date of Embarkation
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| medal2          = [[Victory Medal]]
|   data17 = 12 Feb 1916 - 10 Mar 1916
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|  label18 = Ship Embarked On
 
data18 = [[HMAT A28 Miltiades]]
 
 
 
| label19 = Date of Return
 
data19 = 21 Jul 1917 - ?
 
 
 
label20 = Ship Returned On
 
|   data20 = [[HMAT A14 Euripides]]
 
 
 
label21 = Fate
 
|   data21 = Wounded in Action 30 May 1916 Sailly-Sur-Lys<br />Returned to Australia
 
 
 
| label22 = Monument
 
data22 = [[Mundijong Honour Roll]]<br />[[ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)]]
 
 
 
| label23 = Medals
 
data23 = [[British War Medal]]<br />[[Victory Medal]]
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 15:44, 6 November 2018

William Carroll
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Personal Information
Date of Birth not known
"not known" contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.
Place of Birth Gorton, Manchester, England
Death 22 Oct 1953
Place of Death Shenton Park, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 22 years, 6 months
Description 5'8¼' (1.73m) tall ; 137 lbs
62.142 kg
; fresh complexion ; blue eyes ; auburn hair
Occupation Railway porter
Religion Church of England
Address Mundijong, Western Australia
Next of Kin Mother , Mrs Mary Elizabeth Carroll
Military Information
Reg Number 4472
Date of Enlistment 19 Oct 1915
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 11th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
Date of Embarkation 12 Feb 1916 ‒ 10 Mar 1916
Ship Embarked On HMAT A28 Miltiades
Date of Return 21 Jul 1917 ‒ ?
"?" contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.
Ship Returned On HMAT A14 Euripides
Fate Wounded in Action 30 May 1916 Sailly-Sur-Lys
Returned to Australia
Monument Mundijong Honour Roll
ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Medals British War Medal
Victory Medal



Pre War

War Service

On arrival in Egypt William was sent to the 3rd Training Battalion to undertake his war readiness training. While at Zeitoun he missed a roll call and was awarded extra duties for his sin.

On 27 Mar 1916 he boarded HMT Transylvania for Marseilles, arriving on 4 Apr 1916. Travelled to Étaples where he joined the 1st Division's Base depot. On 26 Apr he was taken to the 20th General Hospital in Dannes Camier, ill.

Returned to the Base Depot, he was transferred to the 11th Battalion on 25 May 1916 along with 68 other reinforcements, joining while the battalion was in the front lines. On the 30th the Battalion's war diary records
"Enemy commenced a fierce bombardment of our lines at 8:10pm, with HE, Shrapnel, Aerial torpedoes, and bombs which lasted until 9:30pm. Result 36 OR killed, 2 officers and 59 wounded and 6 missing."[1]

William suffered shrapnel wounds to his right foot, right leg and left arm. Seen next morning by the 3rd Field Ambulance and passed to the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, who in turn passed him to the 18th General Hospital in Camiers. On 18 Jun he was released to the 1st Division Base Depot, but within 4 days required hospitalisation in the 26th General Hospital in Étaples, suffering with Pyrexia.

On 10 Jul 1916 he was sent to Calais to embark on HMHS Dieppe for England. The next day he was admitted to the 2nd Scottish General Hospital, in Craigleith, Edinburgh. Next he was admitted on 4 Aug 1917 to a specialist mental hospital the Dykebar War Hospital in Paisley, a suburb of Glasgow. Then, on 16 Jun 1917 while waiting to return to Australia, he was admitted to the Lord Derby War Hospital (previously the Lancashire County Asylum) at Winwick.

Granted a medical discharge for dementia praecox (a chronic deteriorating psychotic disorder), he was discharged by 5th Military District on 10 Mar 1918.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries - 1918

Notes

  1. 11th Infantry Battalion War Diary for May 1916 page 6 of 9

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