Participant Info

Given Name

Joseph Francis

Family Name

Carstens

Service Number

31617

Place of Birth

Elmore VIC

Occupation

Labourer

Place of Enlistment

Melbourne VIC

Next of Kin

Father, Samuel Prout, Waverley, Taranaki

Address on Enlistment

Corop via Elmore, Victoria

Unit on Embarkation

23rd Howitzer Brigade, 9th Reinforcement

Age at Embarkation

26

Embarkation Vessel

RMS Orontes, Melbourne VIC on 23 December 1916

Rank on Enlistment

Gunner

Unit at Discharge

Rank at Death/Discharge

Gunner

Date of Return

9/02/1919

Place of death or wounding

Date of Death

Fate

RTA

Place of burial/memorial

Memorial Menin Gate Ypres Belgium

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Link to record

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