Regimental number | 6 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hindmarsh, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 70 Sydenham Road, Norwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Emma Edith Carter, 70 Sydenham Road, Norwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 7 years in the Australian Garrison Artillery and 5 years in the 23rd Light Horse |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Armourer Sergeant |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, Headquarters |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Staff Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row M, Grave No. 19), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Family/military connections | Cousins (1st): 2886 Pte Charles Henry CARTER, 51st Bn, returned to Australia, 13 March 1918; 2nd Lieutenant Vernon Harridge EDWARDS, 6th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Appointed Armourer Staff Sergeant, 9 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France from England, 25 November 1916. Wounded in action, 4 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CARTER Albert Sharp |