British Army Veterinary Corps
Michael CARMICHAEL
Sergeant
Died 23 April 1917 · Age uncertain
Age discrepancy: The AVC master research register gives 20. A supplied newspaper death notice gives 30, but its title and date remain unidentified. Find a Grave memorial 25274684 gives 29–30. We have not been able to confirm which age is correct.
His story
Michael Carmichael worked as a grocer in Falkirk before joining the Army Veterinary Corps, according to a contemporary newspaper notice supplied to this memorial. The notice names his father as Lewis Carmichael, of 10 Leven Street, Bainsford, Falkirk. The existing commemorative record names his mother as Annie Carmichael at the same address.
The newspaper reports that he joined in August 1914 and had served in Egypt since June 1915. He was a sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps; the research record lists an attachment to 261st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
The newspaper also names his brother, Gunner Lewis Carmichael, as serving with R.G. Artillery at Salonica.
Photographs and documents
Before the war
- Occupation
- Grocer in Falkirk (reported in newspaper notice)
- Family
- Son of Annie Carmichael of 10 Leven Street, Bainsford, Falkirk.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- TT/02622
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Attachment
- 261st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 23 April 1917
- Age
- Uncertain
- Cemetery or memorial
- Deir El Belah Cemetery
- Grave reference
- A. 148.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Original newspaper death notice. Supplied by Graham Hodgkins; Find a Grave contributor credit: Edenblue. Publication and issue date unestablished. — reproduced document
- Newspaper death notice. Supplied by Graham Hodgkins; Find a Grave contributor credit: Edenblue. Publication and issue date unestablished. — reproduced document
- Research record number: 198
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Michael Carmichael”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/carmichael-michael-tt-02622/.
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