Albert CARSON

Regimental number32826
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFriend, Miss F E Udy, Park End, Wyndham, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit16th (Waikato) Company, 3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert George and Mary Ann Carson, Wyndham, Southland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 17

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