William CARMODY

Regimental number35158
Date of birth28 March 1893
Place of birthPalmerston North
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBarman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 11.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs L Hutton, Raurimu
Previous military serviceServed in 7th [illegible] Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date28 August 1916
Place of enlistmentFeatherston
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs John Carmody, 14 North Street, Palmerston North
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 7 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 February 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Passed 1st Class Signalling Course, 13 June 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 July 1917; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 28 August 1917, and posted to A Company.

Transferred to 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, 2 September 1917; posted to D Company, 4 September 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Adjutant, 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, stated: 'Rfm Carmody went into action with the Bn at Passchendaele on 12.10.17. He was reptd as "Missing". No evidence forthcoming to show that he passed through any Mil. Base since that day.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21892340

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