carninyj Posted 23 July , 2004 Share Posted 23 July , 2004 This soldier from the Loan, Cullybackey appears among the war dead of Cullybackey Presbyterian Church (Cuningham Memorial), and the family tombstone in the local cemetery gives the following details: 'killed in action at Sedan, 6th November 1918'. He is not listed, as far as I can ascertain, in either the CWGC list or the SDGW. Could anyone work out from the date what unit he might have been in? Would he have been a US soldier? Any help appreciated. Regards carninyj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 23 July , 2004 Share Posted 23 July , 2004 There appear to be only two casualties on the CWGC site who died around the date given a Sjt J.Carson,in the Canadian Infantry{BC Regt}son of a Mrs Sivoni of NYC;USA,who died 1/11/1918 & a John Fred Carson CFA;who is recorded as died 11/11/1918,A mystery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carninyj Posted 24 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 24 July , 2004 Thanks for the information. I'll keep digging for a further lead. Regards carninyj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carninyj Posted 24 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 24 July , 2004 Here is the ghrave marker referred to in previous post. carninyj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 25 July , 2004 Share Posted 25 July , 2004 Could anyone work out from the date what unit he might have been in? Would he have been a US soldier? Almost certainly a US soldier. How about Pte.John Carson, 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division from (meaning place of residence, not birth) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who was KIA Nov.5/6th 1918? Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 25 July , 2004 Share Posted 25 July , 2004 CARSON, John Pythias, Oxford., NEW JERSEY, Corporal, KILLED IN ACTION CARSON, John P., Brooklyn, NEW YORK, Corporal, KILLED IN ACTION CARSON, John, Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA, Private, KILLED IN ACTION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 25 July , 2004 Share Posted 25 July , 2004 CARSON, John Pythias, Oxford., NEW JERSEY, Corporal, KILLED IN ACTION CARSON, John P., Brooklyn, NEW YORK, Corporal, KILLED IN ACTION CARSON, John, Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA, Private, KILLED IN ACTION John Pythias Carson ,76th F.A.R. - MIA Oct 4th 1918 (no known grave) John.P.Carson ,305th Inf.Regt - MIA October 22nd 1918 (no known grave) John Carson (the one I mention) -KIA 5th November 1918 (buried Meuse-Argonne Cemetery) Though none of the references I used can be regarded as complete, the last John Carson is the most likely candidate as it's pretty unlikely that another US soldier of the same name was KIA that day. (The other two's names are inscribed on the screen wall to the missing in M.A. cemetery). Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 25 July , 2004 Share Posted 25 July , 2004 Croon, My sources are Soldiers of the Great war. I would appreciate it you could tell me yours. regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carninyj Posted 25 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 25 July , 2004 Thanks for all this help. I'm amazed at the depth and range of what you know! Regards carninyj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 25 July , 2004 Share Posted 25 July , 2004 Croon, My sources are Soldiers of the Great war. I would appreciate it you could tell me yours. regards. Tom. Tom. "Soldiers of the Great War" (same as yours - I find the lack of detail ,such as dates and units, a little annoying in this, don't you? - the Naval version is much more satisfying), Cemetery registers (which I've got in a digitised form) for ABMC cemeteries in Europe and casualty listings for various US states (no, I don't have a full set before you ask!). Several regimental/divisional histories also list the casualties (some quite detailed) from their members, but on this occasion, I didn't refer to them. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 25 July , 2004 Share Posted 25 July , 2004 Excellent excellent stuff, my compliments. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carninyj Posted 27 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2004 I got a look at the Congregational Roll of Honour, a rather inaccurate record of Presbyterians who served in WW1. John Carson is on the register and is listed as being in the US army. It seems both suggestions I got from the Forum were spot on. Thanks. Carninyj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carninyj Posted 30 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 30 July , 2004 I have just found an entry in the Ballymena Telegraph (jan 1919), one of the lesser local papers, that confirms that Pte John Carson was indeed in the 315th US Infantry. His brother was apparently Rfm Andrew Carson. Thanks carninyj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pete Wood Posted 30 July , 2004 Share Posted 30 July , 2004 His brother was apparently Rfm Andrew Carson. Would this be him http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchive...&resultcount=10 ..?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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