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William Wilfred CARTER

Regimental number3021
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBrewery employee
AddressBailes Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinEdward Carter, Bailes Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Distinguished Conduct Medal


Great bravery at Pozieres, 24-26 July 1916.
Recommendation date: 2 August 1916

FateDied of wounds 24 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 33), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Florence CARTER,Bailes Street, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

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