Alexander John CARTER

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Service Number:	2516
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wilcannia, New South Wales, 26 September 1898
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	North Convent School, Broken Hill
Occupation:	Station hand
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1918, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide The 50th Battalion Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

21 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2516, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2516, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide

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