Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History BookHorse, Australian Expeditionary Force, elder _s._ of the late James Carney, Sergt., 3rd King's Own Hussars, by his wife, Margaret, (5, Queen Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester); _b._ The Curragh, Ireland, 31 Aug. 1893; emigrated to Australia in 1912; joined the 1st Australian Light Horse in Aug. 1914, on the outbreak of war, and was killed in action at the Dardanelles, 7 Aug. 1915, during the general assault on the Turkish position that day; _unm._ [Illustration: =Frank Carney.=] =CARNEY, HAROLD=, Rifleman, No. Z/781, 2nd Battn. The Rifle Brigade, yr. _s._ of the late James Carney, Sergt., 3rd King's Own Hussars, by his wife, Margaret, (5, Queen Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester); _b._ Salford, co. Lancaster, ... June, 1896; enlisted 2 Sept. 1914, and after four months' training, left for the Front with a draft for his Battn., and a fortnight later was in the trenches. He received a gunshot wound in the neck on 10 March, 1915, during the first day of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, and was taken to Boulogne, where he died in hospital on the 16th of the month. He was buried in the Cemetery there; _unm._ One of the Army Chaplains wrote: "He was a brave boy and bore his suffering with fortitude." [Illustration: =Harold Carney.=] =CARNOCHAN, ALEXANDER=, Private, No. 269, 15th Infantry Battn. 4th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, eldest _s._ of the late Alexander Carnochan, of Southsea, formerly Manager of the Bow and Stepney branches of the London & South-Western Bank, by his wife, Mary, dau. of Charles Carter; _b._ London & South-Western Bank, Bow, 11 March, 1871; served over 15 years in the 1st Royal Scots, and fought throughout the Boer War. He emigrated to Australia, 4 June, 1914, and at the outbreak of the European War joined the Australian Imperial Force. He was wounded on 7 Aug. 1915, at Suvla Bay, near Walker's Ridge, and died in the 2nd Stationary Hospital at Lemnos on 10 Aug. following. He _m._ at St. Pancras, 11 Oct. 1899, Edith Rose (82, Lady Margaret Road, Tufnell Park, N.), dau. of Joseph Warren, of co. Herts. and had issue: Douglas Alexander, _b._ 12 Dec. 1908; Edith Emily Mary, _b._ 13 June, 1900; Iva Lilian, _b._ 21 Jan. 1906; and Vera Millicent, _b._ 17 Jan. 1913. [Illustration: =Alexander Carnochan.=] =CARON, RENE=, Private, No. 61987, Platoon 9, C Coy., 22nd Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, only child of Alfred Caron, of 19, Rue Pacific, Verdun, Montreal, Canada, by his wife, Marie Louise, dau. of Joseph Bélanger; _b._ West Farnham, P.Q., 15 July, 1896; enlisted Jan. 1915; left Canada with the second contingent; went to France, 15 Sept., and was killed in action, 17 Oct. 1915; _unm._ =CARPENTER, DAVID REID=, Lieut., 3rd Auckland Regt. (Countess of Ranfurly's Own), New Zealand Expeditionary Force, _s._ of Robert Carpenter, Major (retired), N.Z.S. Corps, late A.G. and Q.M.G., Auckland Military District, by his wife, Louisa Catherina Gabrielena, dau. of Simon Peter van Blerk, of Simons Town, South Africa; _b._ Hounslow, co. Middlesex, 23 Jan. 1893; educ. Grafton Road Public School, Auckland Grammar School, and Royal Military College, Duntroon, Australia (1911-12), and on leaving there entered the employ of Mr. T. H. Dawson, of Auckland, Barrister and Solicitor. He was appointed a 2nd Lieut. in Coast Defence Detachment, 31 May, 1913, and on the outbreak of war volunteered for foreign service, and joined the 3rd Auckland Regt., of which Major T. H. Dawson was appointed Major and officer commanding. He was killed in action at the Dardanelles, 8 May, 1915; _unm._ Lieut. Carpenter represented Auckland Grammar School in athletics, and was also capt. of No. 8 Company of the School Battn. of Defence Cadets. [Illustration: =David Reid Carpenter.=] =CARPENTER, EDGAR STANLEY=, Corpl., No. 1494, C Coy., 6th Battn. (Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), 3rd _s._ of Francis George Carpenter, of Bath, by his wife, Alice Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Wickham, 1st class Petty Officer, R.N.; _b._ Bath, 2 Aug. 1890; educ. Central Walcot School, and in 1905 went to the City Secondary School, where he won a bursarship and student teachership. In 1909 he passed the Oxford Local Examination with first-class honours, and was head of the school, receiving the much-coveted gold medal. Taking up his student teachership at Central Walcot Schools, he showed much promise, and went to Cheltenham Training College, where he remained two years, being in 1913 especially selected for an assistant mastership at a County Council school in London. While at the Bath Secondary School, Carpenter excelled at sports as well as in studies, and on going to St Paul's, Cheltenham, was placed in the College Rugby XV. He joined the 6th London Rifles soon after coming to town, and was killed in action at La Bassée, 21 April, 1915; _unm._ His commanding officer wrote, speaking in the highest terms of his bravery in action, and saying that he died while leading and encouraging his comrades. He was buried in an orchard 300 yards north of Givenchy Cemetery. [Illustration: =Edgar Stanley Carpenter.=] =CARPENTER, GEORGE HENRY=, Stoker, 2nd Class, K. 21585, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CARPENTER, JOHN HENRY=, Private, No. 8316, 2nd Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, 2nd _s._ of John Martin Carpenter, by his wife, Mary Ann (74, Grecian Street, Maidstone), dau. of Henry Wilson; _b._ Maidstone, co. Kent, 5 Sept. 1892; educ. St. Paul's Church School there; went to Canada in April, 1911; joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the outbreak of war, came over with the first contingent, and was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle, 8 May, 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =John Henry Carpenter.=] =CARPENTER, WILLIAM=, A.B. (R.F.R., Immed. Class, 314), 203198; H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =CARR, JAMES=, Private, No. 2115, 2nd Battn. Australian Imperial Force, 2nd _s._ of James Carr, of Fettercairn, co. Kincardine, Master Tailor, by his wife, Margaret, dau. of Robert Milne; _b._ Fettercairn, 10 Dec. 1874; educ. at Public School there; joined Fincastle's Horse in 1900, and served through the South African War, after which he joined the South African Mounted Police, in which he served three years, then going to Australia. After the outbreak of the European war he enlisted in March, 1915, in the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force, and was killed in action at the Dardanelles between 6 and 9 Aug. 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =James Carr.=] =CARR, JOHN WILLIAM=, Private, No. 8463, 4th Battn. West Yorkshire Regt.; _b._ Durham, 16 July, 1878; enlisted in the Yorkshire Regt. (Green Howards); served through the South African War; re-enlisted in the 4th West Yorkshire Regt. 14 Aug. 1914, and died in the General Hospital, Boulogne, as the result of wounds received in action, 26 April, 1915; buried at Boulogne (Grave No. 1713). He _m._ at Scarborough, 15 Oct. 1898, Elizabeth (2, Eliza's Place, Canning Street, Hull), dau. of Charles D |