CARTER, Joseph Elisha
| Service Number: | 6282 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 24 October 1916 |
| Home Town: | Ryde, Ryde, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Powerhouse Fuelman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 0 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blacktown War Memorial, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6282, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6282, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Joseph Elisha CARTER was born at Manly, NSW on 2 December 1886. He joined the NSWGR&T as a general labourer (temporary) in the Electric Trams Branch at Ultimo Powerhouse on 18 December 1911. On 9 May 1913 he transferred to White Bay Powerhouse and on 5 October 1913 he was promoted to fuelman (permanent) at the same place.
On 24 October 1916 joined the AIF with the rank of Private (Service Number 6282) and was posted to the 18th Reinforcements to the 17th Infantry Battalion. He nominated his wife, Maude Helena Carter, as his next of kin; their family home was in Ryde.
Joseph embarked for England aboard HMAT A29 ‘Suevic’ at Sydney on 11 November 1916 and disembarked at Devonport, England on 30 January 1917.
Submitted 19 May 2023 by John Oakes
Joseph Elisha Carter
Joseph Elisha Carter was born in Manly, New South Wales then moved to Blacktown, New South Wales.He was there when he enlisted. Joseph's wife was Maud Eleanor Carter who lived in Ryde, New South Wales.Joseph enlisted at Sydney Showgrounds on the 12th of September, 1916 at the age of 29.He left Sydney on the 11th of November, 1916 on HMAT 'Suevic' A29.
Joseph's occupation before he enlisted was being a fuel man.Joseph served with the 17th Battalion on the Western Front.He was travelling across No Man's Land when he was shot by German soldiers during the attack at Passchendaele in WW1.Joseph was killed in action in Belgium on the 9th of October, 1917 and has no known grave.
Joseph Elisha Carter's widow received a war pension on the 10th of January in 1918.His name is on the war memorials located at Blacktown Soldiers Memorial, Riverstone and District War Memorial, Riverstone and District Honour Roll and Riverstone Public School Roll of Honour.
Submitted 7 December 2016 by Cheryl Kersivien
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Joseph Elisha CARTER was born at Manly, NSW on 2nd December 1886. He joined the NSW Government Railways and Tramways as a general labourer (temporary) in the Electric Trams Branch at Ultimo Powerhouse (now the Powerhouse Museum) on 18th December 1911. On 9th May 1913 he transferred to White Bay Powerhouse. On 5th October 1913 he was promoted to fuelman (permanent) at the same place.
On 24th October 1916, Joseph joined the AIF with the rank of Private (Service Number 6282). He was posted to the 18th Reinforcements and the 17th Infantry Battalion. He nominated his wife, Maude Helena Carter, as his next of kin. Their family home was in Ryde.
Joseph embarked for England aboard HMAT A29 ‘Suevic’ at Sydney on 11th November 1916. He disembarked at Devonport in England on 30th January 1917. He was sent to the 5th Training Battalion at Rolleston. He spent two short periods in hospital. On 25th April 1917 he left England for France. After transiting the 2nd Australian Division Base Depot he joined 17th Infantry Battalion on 2nd May 1917. He was killed in action on 9th October 1917 near Passchendaele in Belgium.
Sergeant Maynard (285) writes in a witness statemen: ‘He was in an advanced post just short of Passchendaele at about 8 am on October 9th, 1917 when he was shot by a German sniper, fell in an exposed position and was killed instantly by several bullets while lying on the ground. I was about 50 yards off and saw it happen.’
A note on his military record indicates that he was ‘buried in the vicinity of Broodseinde near Passchendaele’ but his gravesite was subsequently lost. He is commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Subsequent to his death his widow was granted a pension of £2 per fortnight with effect from 10th January 1918.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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