CARTER, Albert Sharpe
| Service Number: | 6 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 March 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia, 19 August 1879 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds - multiple wounds to the face and right leg, France, 5 June 1917, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row M, Grave 19, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood St Bartholomew's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Norwood War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 15 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 6, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds to the face and right leg | |
| 5 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: S/Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-06-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas John Carter and Emily Catherine (nee Pollard) Carter; brother of Bertha Emily Carter, Amelia Jane Carter, Thomas Bacon Carter, William Harridge Carter, Emily Priscilla Carter, John Harraidge Carter, Arthur James Carter, George Alfred Carter and Harry Robert Carter;
23 December 1902 - married Emma Edith Norris at the residence of John Norris of Kensington
At the time of enlistment he and Emma were resideing at 70 Sydenham Road, Norwood, SA
Father of Beryl Florence Carter and foster-father of Paris Lloyd Norris
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served with the Australian Garrison Artillery for 7 years and the 23rd Light Horse for 5 years
Had served an apprenticeship with Harry Slade of Port Adelaide, SA
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