CARTER, Hugh Creagh Massy
| Service Number: | 236 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Smithfield, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Smithfield, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 11, Row B, Grave 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Smithfield St James Anglican Church Honour Board, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 236, 1st Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 236, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 236, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 236, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 236, 1st Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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Hugh Creagh Massy CARTER was born in 1893 in Smithfield, Sydney NSW
His parents were Patrick Worters CARTER and Sophia Amelia Massy THOMPSON
He enlisted in Sydney on 2nd September 1914 with the Australian Army - he was in the 1st Battalion, B Company - Unit embarked from Sydney on board the ship Afric on 18th October 1914
Hugh was Killed in Action between 6th & 9th August 1915 - he is buried in The Lone Pine Anzac Cemetery & also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial
He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal
Epitaph from Lone Pine
Willingingly gave his life for the benefit of his comrades.
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