CARTER, Thomas
| Service Number: | 799 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jamestown, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 20, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 799 | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 799, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 799, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Father P Carter (dec 1911) and mother Mrs M J McNeil, North Parade, Jamestown, South Australia
Sister: Mrs A McAskill, Bundaleer Forest Reserve, Jamestown, SA
Described on enlisting as 32yrs old; single; 5' 7" tall; 140lbs; fair complexion;
blueeyes; brown hair; Presbyterian; cross tattoo on left wrist.
31/8/1914 enllisted in Adelaide
as a Private in 3rd Battalion D Company
15/9/1914 enlisted in Sydney
appointed to D Company, 3rd Battalion
19/10/1914 embarked from Sydney, NSW, onboard HMAT A14 Euripides
as a Private in 3rd Battalion
5/4/1915 embarked onboard Darfianer, to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces
9/4/1915 admitted to hospital, Lemnos
12/4/1915 transferred to Heliopolos
19/5/1915 gun shot wound to head, received in action
27/5/1915 admitted to 16th Stationary Hospital, Mudros
11/6/1915 rejoined unit, ANZAC
12/8/1915 killed in action, Gallipoli, ANZAC
19/8/1915 buried in Brown Dip North Cemetery
Gallipoli (500 yards south of Anzac Cove)
Row I; Grave 2
10/4/1925 exhumed and reinterned in:
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC, Turkey
Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 20
Medals: 1914/15 Star (10884), British War Medal (2857), Victory Medal (2858)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (301599)
Thomas Carter's name is commemorated on Panel 35 at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/5/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.