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John Arthur CARTER

Regimental number7211
Place of birthGoondiwindi, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStation manager
AddressGoondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27.1
Height6' 0.25"
Weight163 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs S Carter, c/o Mrs W Carter, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 August 1916
Place of enlistmentWarwick, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 January 1918
Discharge date19 April 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 26 September 1917 (gun shot wound, right hand and arm, left shoulder: slight).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 11 January 1918; discharged (wounded), Brisbane, 19 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 December 1962
Age at death73
Place of burialBalmoral Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, CARTER John Arthur

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