Regimental number | 35158 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Palmerston North |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Barman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs L Hutton, Raurimu |
Previous military service | Served in 7th [illegible] Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Featherston |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcements, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on |
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21892340 |
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