William Frederick CARSON

Regimental number30748
OccupationPitman
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Foley, 21 Marmion Street, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit15th (North Auckland) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 13 November 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 157), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jane Foley, 21 Marmion Street, Auckland, New Zealand
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 2