Indigenous Australian, Thomas CARRISEY, No.1 Depot Company
Thomas Carrisey enlisted in Charleville 9 June 1917 and was assigned to No.1 Depot Company.
Thomas was not accepted for service based on his heritage - his mother was an Aboriginal woman - Margaret Williams and his father a South Sea Islander - William Carrisey.
Thomas married Kathleen Koosney in 1933 and remained in the Maranoa region working as a stockman until his death in 1959.
+ Kathleen Koosney was the daughter of ‘Captain’ Koosney, a South Sea Islander, and Dinah Currie, an Aboriginal woman.
++ Carrisey is variously spelt Carrissey
Read more ...
- SERVICE RECORD: CARRISSEY, Thomas
- Queensland’s Indigenous Servicemen Digital Story and Oral History
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