Regimental number | 1791 |
Place of birth | Clonmel, Co Tipperary, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | 632 Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 118 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Ann Carter, 82 Colin Street, West Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 48), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Anna CARTER; husband of Margaret CARTER, 17 Hooper Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 16th Bn, Gallipoli, 28 July 1915, and reverted to rank of Pte. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, Mudros, 24 October 1915 (jaundice); transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, 24 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 30 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Promoted Corporal, 22 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 9 June 1916. Promoted Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1 August 1916. Admitted to 12th Field Ambulance, 19 August 1916 (boil, right buttock), and transferred to 4th Casualty Clearing Station; by Ambulance Train to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 20 August 1918; discharged to 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 30 August 1916; rejoined unit, 11 September 1918. Admitted to 4th Division Rest Station, 4 February 1917 (contused foot); discharged to duty, 11 February 1917. Reverted to rank of Sergeant at own request, 12 February 1917. Detached to 2nd Anzac Corps Headquarters, 26 May 1917; rejoined 16th Bn, 4 March 1918. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 10 May 1918 (carbuncle, neck); transferred by Ambulance Train, 14 May 1918, and admitted to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 15 May 1918; transferred to England, 19 May 1918, and admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, 20 May 1918; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 24 June 1918; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 28 June 1918. Marched out to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 5 August 1918; to Overseas Training Brigade, 22 August 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1918; rejoined Bn, 14 September 1918. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 2 November 1918 (influenza), and transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 4 November 1918 (broncho-pneumonia: dangerously ill). Died of broncho-pneumonia, 5 November 1918 (death due to exposure). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CARTER Reginald John |