William CARTER

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Service Numbers:	1156, 1122
Enlisted:	23 September 1914, Heywood, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Portland, Glenelg, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey Panel 30
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

23 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1156, 8th Infantry Battalion, Heywood, Vic.
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1122, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1122, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1156, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1156 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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