CARTER, George Frederick Walter
| Service Number: | 1135 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Petersburgh, South Australia, 1 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer SAR |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Murray Bridge Hospital Memorial Gates, Rosewater War Memorial, Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1135, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1135, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières |
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S/N shown as 1135 and 1136
Embarkation shows name as CARTER, Frederick George Walters, while attestation papers and signature shows CARTER, Frederick George Walter
"PRIVATE G. W. F. CARTER.
News has been received that Private G. W. F. Carter, familiary known as "Jock," has been killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula. He was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Carter, of Greytown, Port Adelaide, and was 23 years of age. The deceased was educated at the Port Adelaide Public School, and was well known in and round the seaport. For ithe last eight years he was employed by the locomotive department, but two years ago was transferred to Murray Bridge and Bordertown. He was a member of the Murrray Bridge Rowing Club. Private Carter was of a quiet disposition, and was liked by all who knew him. He went away with the second contingent, 16th Battalion." - from the Adelaide Daily Herald 26 Jun 1915 (nla.gov.au)
Son of David Viney Carter and Mary Ann Carter, of Rosetta St., Greytown, South Australia.
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