Rfn. John Carson

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Rfn. John Carson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: October 15, 1917 (24)
No. 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, West Flanders, Belgium (World War I: Died of Wounds.)
Place of Burial: [XXI. H. 4A.], Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
Immediate Family:

Son of John Carson and Elanor Carson
Brother of Lillie Carson; Samuel Carson and George Carson

Occupation: New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company.
Find A Grave ID: 12070321
Service No: WWI 24/991
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
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Immediate Family

About Rfn. John Carson

1901 Scotland Census: Son of John Carson (b. 1863 Ireland) and Elanor Carson (b. 1863 Ireland). Next of Kin: Miss Lillie Carson (sister), Frederick Street, Belfast, Ireland. Service Number: WWI 24/991. Enlistment Address: Care of H. Hayman, Willowbridge, New Zealand. Unit: 3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion. Died of wounds, No. 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station in Belgium on 15 October 1917. Buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (XXI. H. 4A.).

Sources

  1. 1901 Scotland Census
  2. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  3. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohca-cl.html / Ref 5.4.2021
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Rfn. John Carson's Timeline

1893
October 10, 1893
Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1917
October 15, 1917
Age 24
No. 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, West Flanders, Belgium
October 15, 1917
Age 24
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, [XXI. H. 4A.], Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium