Francis CARMINE

Regimental number6/1257
Date of birth21 September 1890
Place of birthGoldsborough, Westland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStorekeeper
AddressGranity via Westport
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Mrs N Pease, Millerton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 October 1914
Place of enlistmentGranity
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 12), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Joseph Carmine, Spreydon, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, 8 May 1915 (gun shot wound, foot: severe); admitted to HS 'Braemar Castle', 9 May 1915; transferred to St George's Hospital, Malta, 15 May 1915; to Ricasola, Malta, 25 June 1915; to Alexandria, 12 July 1915; attached to Advanced Base Mustapha, 16 July 1915.

Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 21 July 1915; rejoined Bn, 28 July 1915.

Killed in action, 7 August 1915.

MSBV
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21892326

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