Terence Carroll
Born 28 Jul 1898 - Died 4 Sept 1918
- Service number
- WWI 76342 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 40th Reinforcements AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 28 Jul 1898 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- 26 Hargreaves Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs J. Carroll (mother), Kuaotunu, Coromandel, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 10 Jul 1918 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 76342 AWMM
- Military service
- 3rd Auckland Regiment AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Civil servant/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 10 Jul 1918-10 Sep 1918 AWMM
HMNZT 107 AWMM Vessel was RMS Tahiti AWMM Private AWMM 40th Reinforcements, E Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
Drowned AWMM - Height, WWI AWMM
6' .25" AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
142 lb AWMM - Complexion, WWI AWMM
Fair AWMM - Hair colour, WWI AWMM
Fair AWMM - Eye colour, WWI AWMM
Hazel AWMM
- Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 40th Reinforcements AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of John and Johanna Carroll
Attended Sacred Heart College c.1913-1915
War service: Found guilty by District Court Martial, Trentham, 18 June 1918, of when on Active Service striking his Superior Officer: awarded 28 days' detention.
Embarked Wellington, 10 July 1918.
Lost at sea, about 6.30 am, 4 September 1918, when he jumped overboard: delirious as a result of purulent bronchitis.
Medal: British War Medal
Parents: John and Johanna Carroll, 18 Telford Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland. Born at Kuaotunu, Coromandel Peninsula
Parents: John and Johanna CARROLL (both b. Tipperary, Ireland)
In 1918 when a man wanted to join the army, he had to have permission from his parents if he was under 21. His two older brothers who were already overseas protested vehemently. Finally Terence's parents said if he passed his Solicitor's General Knowledge examination, he could go. He gave up all sport etc and studied hard and passed with flying colours. It then eventuated that all the paperwork had been filled in and he was just awaiting consent. The day the exam results were published he telegraphed his parents asking them to telegraph their consent, which they supplied.
When 19 year old Terence left home he rode his horse up the hill and stopped at the top to wave to the family. His mother said "We won't see that boy again". My father's comment: "She always was a bit fey, that one"
Terence died from influenza on 4th September 1918, aged 20. He was delirious and jumped overboard at 6.30 am. The ship did not go back for him. His records have now been changed from "drowned" to "accident". Some younger family members have been distressed in recent years that the implication was suicide, but my father said they always knew what happened. They knew and believed the stories of the flu, overcrowding, raging temperatures and quick death. They believed all this because they were told by those present - the other men on "Tahiti".
Next of Kin: Mrs J. Carroll, Kuaotunu, Coromandel (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM - Our family name is wrongly spelled above - should be CARROLL.
I think the years recorded above for his time at Sacred Heart College are wrong; that these years refer to his cousin Terence Eugene Carroll; that Terence's time at Sacred Heart College was about 1913-15.Public - James Terence Kearney - Other Relative - 23 January 2015 - Family recollection.
- Son of John and Johanna Carroll
About death
- Death
- 4 Sept 1918 AWMM
Age 20 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Accidental Death AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland Provincial Memorial, Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Mercury Bay World War One Memorial AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21892531
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643340/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643340
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
86: 14 - The New Zealand Medical Journal
Wilson, N.; Summers, Baker, M. and Rice, G. (2009). A bizarre case of drowning as a result of pandemic influenza (1918 pandemic) Vol 122, No 1302, pp 92-94 - NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 2: Includes portrait - Information kindly provided by family
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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