CARTER, Jacob Melford Stanley
| Service Number: | 1826 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Devonport, Tasmania, 29 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Wilmot, Kentish, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Devonport State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Messines, France, 8 June 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row N, Grave No. 17. His name is located at panel 132 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT., Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Sheffield War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 1826, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 1826, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart |
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Jacob Melford Stanley CARTER was born on 29th December, 1892 in Devonport, Tasmania
His parents were Frederick CARTER and Mary ANDREWS
who lived at Appledore Street, Devonport, Tasmania.
(31/1/1918 had moved to Turton Street, West Devonport, Tasmania)
Noted on enlisting, last lived at Wilmot, Tasmania.
Previous service: 5 years in 6th Light Horse Regiment - still serving on enlistment
Described on enlisting as 23 years 11 months old; single; 5' 9 1/4" tall; 168 lbs; fair complexion;
brown eyes; light brown hair; Church of England.
19/5/1916 Completed medical - fit for service
23/5/1916 Enlisted
22/7/1916 Commanding Officer appointed Jacob to 2nd reinforcements, 40th Battalion
Claremont Camp
8/8/1916 Embarked from Hobart, Tasmania on board HMAT A70 Ballarat
Private in 2nd reinforcements, 40th Infantry Brigade
The 3rd Division was raised in Australia early in 1916. The 40th Battalion was Tasmania’s contribution to the strength of the division and it joined the Victorian-raised 37th, 38th and 39th Battalions to form the 10th Brigade.
30/9/1916 Disembarked into Plymouth, England
22/10/1916 Taken on strength from 10th Training Battalion, Larkhill
into 40th Battalion
23/11/1916 Proceeded overseas to France
By December the 40th Battalion was serving in the trenches in France.
30/12/1916 sick to hospital - mumps
admitted to 7th General Hospital - St Omar
19/1/1917 Discharged to Base Depot
21/1/1917 rejoined 40th Battalion
20/3/1917 sick to hospital - boil to left knee
admitted to 10th Field Ambulance
29/3/1917 rejoined battalion from hospital
The 40th Battalion spent 1917 bogged in bloody trench warfare in Flanders.
In June the battalion took part in the battle of Messines.
7/6/1917 Gun shot wound to left thigh - received in action
admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Statioin
8/6/1917 Died of gunshot wounds - received in action
buried in: Trois Arbres Cemetery, France
Plot I, Row N, Grave No. 17.
Medals:
British War Medal (, Victory Medal (
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 14/11/2014. Lest we forget.
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