Portrait of 2646 Private David William Carman, 50th Battalion. A farmer form Port Broughton, ...

Portrait of 2646 Private David William Carman, 50th Battalion. A farmer form Port Broughton, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 23 October 1916 aboard HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) for Devonport, England. Following training at Codford he proceeded to France and joined his battalion on the Western Front near Armentieres. Pte Carman was wounded in action at Westhoek Ridge, Belgium, on 25 September 1917 and was evacuated to England for treatment and recuperation before rejoining his unit near Corbie in early April 1918. Pte Carman was killed in action near Villers-Bretonneux on 25 April 1918 and is buried in the Hangard Communal Cemetery Extension, France. He was aged 19 years. His older brother, 521 Lance Corporal Clement Claude Carman, 27th Battalion, was killed in action near Montauban on 5 November 1916 and his oldest brother 5063 Pte Roland Clarence Carman, 10th Battalion, was killed in action near Bapaume on 8 April 1917. They were aged 21 and 23 years respectively. Both have no known grave and they are commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.