CARVER, Henry Norman

Henry Norman Carver was born in 1893 in Yea, Victoria to Henry Garret Carver, a grazier in Flowerdale, and Florence (nee Johnstone). His parents had moved to East Melbourne by 1902 where his father passed away at 79 Hotham Street. Little is known about Henry's early life apart form his involvement with  Senior Cadets for 12 years. Aged 24 years, unmarried and working as a Bank Clerk, he enlisted on 7 March, 1917. Prior to embarkation 2 months later, he served with the AAMC at camps at Royal Park, Broadmeadows and Seymour. On arrival in the UK he trained for 2 months with the AAMC training department, leaving for France mid September, 1917. He joined the 2nd Australian Field Ambulance at Rouelles.

By early December, 1917 Henry had become unwell requiring hospitalisation for scabies in Boulogne. After a month he returned to his unit, however was hospitalised over the following 4 months for several bouts of tonsilitis and then diptheria where he was hospitalised in St. Omer. Late June he was discharged to the Australian Base Depot in Havre, rejoining the 2nd Field Ambulance in early July where he remained until February 1919. At this time he joined the Australian Army Pay Corps, returning to London from France late April 1919 where he was admitted to the 3rd Auxiliary Hospital for dermatitis. Im May he rejoined his unit where he remained until he returned to Australia on the Ascanius, 6 November 1919. He was discharged from service on 14 December, 1919.

Henry returned to living in East Melboune and was residing there in 1924, working as a clerk. By 1931 he had moved to Alphington, marrying Flora Lillian Woodward in 1934 in Victoria. In 1962 Henry made an application to the Department of Veteran's Affairs for unspecified benefits. He died in Rosa, Victoria in 1973.