| Regimental number | 2/773 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Litchfield, England |
| School | House, Winchester (1902-03); Christ?s College (1903-09) |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 129 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs M C Carrington, The Deanery, 78 Armagh Street, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Captain |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Captain |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 10), Lesboeufs, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rev C.W. and Margaret Constance Carrington, The Deanery, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked for Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Disembarked Malta from HS 'Soudan', 18 July 1915. Appointed Adjutant, 1st Brigade, Gallipoli, 26 July 1915. Taken on strength, 1st Brigade Headquarters, Gallipoli, 9 August 1915. Promoted Captain, 13 September 1915. Disembarked Malta, 23 October 1915; embarked for England, 31 October 1915, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, 9 November 1915 (dysentery). Invalided and struck off strength of NZEF, 17 April 1916. Attached to strength of NZ Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 15 June 1916; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 6 July 1916. Marched out to Sling Camo, 27 August 1916. Having returned to duty, taken on strength of NZEF, 28 August 1916. Marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 31 August 1916; taken on strength, 1st Brigade Headquarters, in the field, 6 September 1916, and temporarily appointed Adjutant. Transferred to 3rd Battery, and relinquished temporary appointment of Adjutant, 8 October 1916. Died of wounds, 8 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Note on file: 'The C.R.A., New Zealand and Australian Division, states, "The same remark applies to him as to other Duntroon ex-cadets that the all round Military Education received makes them much more valuable as Officers than the Territorial Subalterns." In training camp he did valuable work instructing Officers and N.C.O.s in reconnaissance and sketching: he also instructed the signalers. Since our arrival in the Dardanelles, he has been with his Battery doing Forward Observing Officer.' |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |