Terence CARROLL

Regimental number76342
Date of birth28 July 1898
Place of birthKuaotunu
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCivil servant
Height6' .25"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Carroll, Kuaotunu, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in the 3rd Auckland Rifles Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date16 January 1918
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 40th Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 107 Tahiti on 10 July 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unit40th Reinforcements
FateDrowned at sea 4 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsAuckland Provincial Memorial, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Johanna Carroll, 18 Telford Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland. Born at Kuaotunu, Coromandel Peninsula
Other details

War service: Found guilty by District Court Martial, Trentham, 18 June 1918, of when on Active Service striking his Superior Officer: awarded 28 days' detention.

Embarked Wellington, 10 July 1918.

Lost at sea, about 6.30 am, 4 September 1918, when he jumped overboard: delirious as a result of purulent bronchitis.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: John and Johanna CARROLL (both b. Tipperary, Ireland)
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 86, p. 14
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805