Carrington, Edward Worrell
Captain Edward Worrell Carrington, R.A.M.C. was killed in France on September 25th or 26th, 1915, aged 26. He was the youngest son of the late Sir J. W. Carrington, of Avenue House, Reading; was educated at Marlborough, at Keble College, Oxford, and at King's College, London, and took the diplomas of M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. Lond. in 1913. He joined the R.A.M.C. as a temporary Lieutenant on August 10th, 1914, was sent to the front soon after, and had been attached to the 2nd Battalion, Worcester Regiment for over a year. He was promoted to Captain on completion of a year's service, and last February received the Military Cross for gallant behaviour. British Medical Journal 16 Oct. 1915
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Carrington |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Edward Worrell |
| Family details | Son of the late Sir John Worrell Carrington and of Lady Carrington, of Avenue House, Western Elms Avenue, Reading. |
| Previous education | Marlborough; Keble College, Oxford |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dept / course | Medical Science |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. Lond, 1913 |
| Military unit | R.A.M.C., attd. Worcester Regt. 2nd Bn. |
| Date enlisted | 10 August 1914 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Decorations / medals | M.C. also mentioned in despatches 15th Feb. 1915. |
| Date of death | 27 September 1915 |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel; King's College Hospital |
| Notes | House Surgeon at King's College Hospital, 1914. |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Soldiers Died in the Great War; British Medical Journal |