MCCARTER, John
| Service Number: | 4827 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 12 September 1883 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newcastle East Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 24 May 1967, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW PRESBYTERIAN-8NW. 65. |
| Memorials: | Newcastle East Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4827, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4827, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4827, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 22 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4827, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 2nd MD, MU - wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served and suffered during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
56 years ago today, on the 26th May 1967, Private John McCarter, 45th Battalion (Reg No-4827), fireman from 2 Tyrell Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 83. Not married. PRESBYTERIAN-8NW. 65.
Born at Newcastle, New South Wales on the 12th September 1883 to John and Elizabeth McCarter, John enlisted on the 20th August 1915 with the 1st Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A15 Star of England on the 8th March 1916.
Admitted to hospital 1.4.1916 (mumps), 6.9.1916 (influenza), 19.11.1916 (myalgia), 6.12.1916 (influenza), 20.12.1916 (influenza), 14.2.1917 (scabies).
Wounded in action - 7.8.1916 (GSW foot, mild), 7.6.1917 (GSW right knee, Battle of Messines).
There is a report that John had been wounded, 3rd occasion. I believe that according to service records only 2nd occasion.
John returned home on the 24th October 1917, being discharged medically unfit on the 22nd November 1917.
Mr. McCarter’s name has been inscribed on the Newcastle East Public School Roll of Honour. Name not inscribed on the Newcastle and District Firemen Honour Roll.
I have placed poppies at John’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Not officially commemorated.
Many thanks to Vicki McCarter for the notification.
Younger brother James Cox (born 12.8.1896, Newcastle, New South Wales, labourer from 2 Tyrell Street, Newcastle, N.S.W., enlisted 29.8.1915, 31st Battalion, Reg No-2157, RTA, invalided, 14.2.1919, died 1977? not officially commemorated) also served 1st A.I.F.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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