Regimental number | 8/819 |
Address | Rangiotu |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W Wilson, 73 Hill Road, Waimate, South Island |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 17), Armentieres, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Sarah Carmichael, Esk Valley, St Andrew's, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Born at Kaitangata, Bruce, Dunedin |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |