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CARTER, William Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3021 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brewery employee |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Chuignes, France, 24 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 33, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt | |
| 4 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3021, 7th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", SW to back sustained during the attack on Chuignes, France. Evacuated to 53rd CCS however died of wounds the next day 24 August 1918. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Recommended for Distinguished Conduct Medal for great bravery at Pozieres, 24-26 July 1916.
Recommendation date: 2 August 1916
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