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Ernest Charles Hereford CARTER

Regimental number2347
Place of birthBattersea, London, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWaiter
Addressc/o Mrs Waugh, Branga Park, Walcha, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Carter, Walcha, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1918
Place of death or woundingEstrees, France
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row N, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Husband of M. MARGERY (formerly CARTER), Walcha, New South South Wales. Native of Battersea, London, England
Other details

Wounded in action, Bullecourt, 3 May 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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