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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Private Henry Carswell |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Henry |
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| Surname: |
Carswell |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
12/2237 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Next of Kin: |
James Carswell (father), River Road, Ngaruawahia, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Ngaruawahia, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
4th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Auckland Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
17 April 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo |
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| Destination: |
Suez,Egypt (25 May 1915) |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
114 |
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| Campaigns: |
Gallipoli |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Auckland Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
8 August 1915 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Memorial Reference: |
Panel 10 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Son of Mr & Mrs James Carswell, of Gordonton, Waikato.
- Private Carswell was killed on 7 August (recorded as 8 August)in the charge at the Pinnacle during the August Offensive. He was reported missing on the 8 August 1915.
- Private Carswell's brother, 13/2283 Sergeant John Carswell, Auckland Mounted Rifles, also served in WWI.
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 |
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| Further References: |
- Bloody Gallipoli: the New Zealanders' Story Richard Stowers. Auckland: David Bateman; 2005
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume 1
- Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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