"Far away from the land of the wattle, he lies in a hero's grave"
CALCUTT, Brendan
CALLINAN, William Lewis
CAPSTICK, Victor
Served 8 years with the 5th Infantry Regiment, 3 years C Battery, Australian Field Artillery, and 1 year with 51st Infantry Regiment with the part time militia through the period of peace until World War I.
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 17th August 1914. Departed for Middle East with D Company, 5th Battalion on 21st October 1914. Began operations in Gallipoli from 25th April 1915. Was wounded in action near Lone Pine on 5th August 1915 with shrapnel wounds to right side. Returned to unit on 14th September 1915, and returned from Gallipoli on 7th January 1916.
Began operations in France and Flanders near Flers from Mid April 1916. Served at 1st Division HQ at Sailly 28th June 1916 and operations Pozieres, Ypres and the Somme. Was promoted to Sergeant at some point, but date is unknown.
Returned to England on 24th June 1918, returned to Australia on 4th October 1918, and was discharged 3rd December 1918.
A very good medal belonging to a veteran of the Boer War and the First Day at Anzac. Was also awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal, British War Medal and Victory medal.
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 17th August 1914. Departed for Middle East with D Company, 5th Battalion on 21st October 1914. Began operations in Gallipoli from 25th April 1915. Was wounded in action near Lone Pine on 5th August 1915 with shrapnel wounds to right side. Returned to unit on 14th September 1915, and returned from Gallipoli on 7th January 1916.
Began operations in France and Flanders near Flers from Mid April 1916. Served at 1st Division HQ at Sailly 28th June 1916 and operations Pozieres, Ypres and the Somme. Was promoted to Sergeant at some point, but date is unknown.
Returned to England on 24th June 1918, returned to Australia on 4th October 1918, and was discharged 3rd December 1918.
A very good medal belonging to a veteran of the Boer War and the First Day at Anzac. Was also awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal, British War Medal and Victory medal.
CAREY, Geoffrey Sausmarez
CARLILE, Edward Keith
In a moving letter sent home from Captain James Botwell Harris, a fellow soldier of George Carson, - "I was engaged in a bomb fight against overwhelming numbers of the enemy. For nine hours continuously we were hand to hand with the Hun, fighting with bayonets and hand grenades. Grenades were falling like a shower of rain, ten to every one of ours. Men were falling wounded only to be blown to pieces by the next bomb before they could move away. Piles of dead were lying in the bottom of the trenches as high as a man's stomach and every moment was expected to be the last.
While this was going on, a young Lance Corporal fell badly wounded with shrapnel through his bowels and bladder, and with nine bomb wounds in the legs, after he crawled over some yards of blood stained ground which was covered with masses of dead, through a shower of grenades, to his officer and, with tears in his eyes, apologised for being badly wounded, saying, "Look, Sir, I am sorry I am no use to you now." Was anything ever heard of this man's gallant conduct? No. But his name is George Carson." Poziere, July 1916
He was returned to Australia 10 April 1917 per HT Benalla and discharged 22 June 1917.
George Carson passed away on September 25, 1947 in the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria.
Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish
While this was going on, a young Lance Corporal fell badly wounded with shrapnel through his bowels and bladder, and with nine bomb wounds in the legs, after he crawled over some yards of blood stained ground which was covered with masses of dead, through a shower of grenades, to his officer and, with tears in his eyes, apologised for being badly wounded, saying, "Look, Sir, I am sorry I am no use to you now." Was anything ever heard of this man's gallant conduct? No. But his name is George Carson." Poziere, July 1916
He was returned to Australia 10 April 1917 per HT Benalla and discharged 22 June 1917.
George Carson passed away on September 25, 1947 in the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria.
Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish