William Carrington

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First Name:

William

Last Name:

Carrington

Mother's Name:

Ann Carrington nee Oaks

Father's Name:

Richard Carrington

Date Enlisted:

Tuesday, January 11, 1916

Rank at Enlistment:

Sapper

Rank at Discharge:

Sapper

Unit:

Tunnelling Company

Company:

3rd

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Place of Death:

Leigh, England

Details:

William Carrington was born in Manchester, England around 1890 and arrived in Australia after 1911.

At enlistment William was single, 26 years old, worked as a miner and lived at Corrimal, N.S.W. He embarked from Sydney on HMAT A38 Ulysses with Mining Corps, Reinforcement 1 on 20th February 1916.

After arriving in France he was posted to 3rd Tunnel Company on 1st May 1916.

William saw service on the Western Front as a miner until 6th September 1917 when he was admitted to hospital after being gassed. He was able to return to duty on 28th November 1917.

William was gassed a second time, on 24th March 1918.

When the war ended he applied to be discharged in London, and his request was granted. William was discharged from the AIF on 30th September 1919. He returned to his family in Leigh, Lancashire, and died there in March 1961.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, CARRINGTON W