Elijah John CAREY

Regimental number23755
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationUnion secretary
Next of kinWife, Mrs E J Carey, Brougham Drive, Wellington
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 14 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row F, Grave No 7A), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: E. J. and Catherine Carey, Gympie, Queensland, Australia. Wife: Nellie Carey, 1 Brougham Drive, Wellington, New Zealand
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 7