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Died: 5th October 1971. Perth, Western Australia.
Buried: Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia.
John Carroll enlisted with the 4th Reinforcements 44th Battalion AIF in Western Australia on
the 27th of April 1916 and left Fremantle Western Australia on board HMAT A28 "Miltiades" on the
9th of August 1916. John was a Labourer from Blackboy Hill, Western Australia upon enlistment.
John was Found Guilty "at sea" on the 2nd of September 1916, of being absent without leave from
Roll Call from 17:00hrs, 29th of August untill 09:30hrs on the 30th of August 1916. He was awarded
7 days detention and forfeited 9 days pay. John disembarked at Plymouth, England and was marched
in to the 11th Training Battalion on the 1st of October 1916 before proceeding overseas th France
on the 21st of November 1916.
On 7/12 June 1917 at St Yves, France, during an attack Private Carroll rushed
the enemy's trench and bayoneted four of the German occupants. He then noticed a comrade in
difficulties and went to his assistance, killing another German. He then attacked single handed a
German Machine Gun Team, killing all three of them and capturing the gun. He latter rescued two
of his comraded who had been buried alive by German Shell Fire, and in spite of heavy shelling
and machine gun fire he dug them out alive and saved them from certain death.
John was awarded the Victoria Cross.
John embarked for Australia on board SS A7 "Medic" on the 24th of August 1918 and disembarked
in Melbourne in transit to Fremantle, Western Australia on the 15th of October 1918.
John was discharged from the AIF on the 1st of January 1919.
John lost his foot during an Industrial Accident in 1927 whilst working as a Truck Examiner at
Bedford Park, Perth.
Photos (Australian War Memorial)
Private: 1875 George Mustey 34th Battalion AIF was a Horse Trainer from Blackboy Hill,
Western Australia.
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