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CARTER, Alexander John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2516 |
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| 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 The 50th Battalion Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 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: '' | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2516, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide |
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