CARTER, Sydney
| Service Number: | 4396 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | York, England, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Western Australia, 9 April 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4396, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4396, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4396, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 1 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4396, 28th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
Single man on enlistment. Son of Mrs Laura Mary Carter of Busselton, Western Australia
Biography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
The South-Western News (Busselton, WA, 1903-1954) Thur 15 Apr 1948, Page 6
LAST OF PIONEER FAMILY. - MR, SIDNEY CARTER
Mr. Sydney Carter, of Marybrook, the last surviving member of the pioneer family of the late Mr. And Mrs. Thomas Carter, and a highly esteemed member of the community, passed away in the Busselton Hospital on Friday last, April 9th, after having been in ill heartily for a long period. He was born at Garton Grange, Yorkshire, England, and in 1887, at the age of 8 years, came to Western Australia with his parents and other members of the family. They came to Busselton soon after arriving in the State and took up land at Quindalup where they stayed for about five years before settling at Marybrook. Soon after the outbreak of World War 1, Mr. Carter enlisted and went overseas. He was severely wounded, but returned to the line some months later. He was again wounded and a year later was invalided home.
Being keenly interested in district affairs he was elected to the Sussex Road Board in 1919 and continued as a member until 1947 when ill health prevented him from renominating at the next elections. From 1935 to 1942 he was Chairman of the Board and will always be remembered for his strict sense of justice in dealing with the affairs of the ratepayers of the district.
In 1920 Mr. Carter married Miss Agnes Kinsella of Yallingup who, with their two sons, Messrs. Bill and Bob survive him. Throughout his long residence in this district, broken only by his war service, Mr. Carter was prominent in all movements for the advancement of the district. Besides being a member of the Road Board, he was an active member of the R.S.L and Southern Districts Agricultural Society, and was a keen supporter of cricket and football.
The funeral look place on Saturday afternoon when a very large crowd of friends and relatives attended a service in St. Mary's Church and later at the graveside in the Anglican portion of the Busselton cemetery. Rev. B. K.Davies performed the last rites
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