Regimental number | 1021 |
Place of birth | Worcester, Cape Colony |
School | Beaufort River State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Wagin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, William Carder, Wagin, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, |
30 Officers and 982 Other Ranks embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915; 12 others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty-Six' on 12 July 1916. From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish the latter 12. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | La Chapelatte British Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 4), Peronne, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Jemima CARDER, Wagin, Western Australia. Born at Worcester, Cape Province, South Africa |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2501 Pte Leslie Arthur CARDER, 51st Bn, returned to Australia, 13 February 1917. |