CARTER, Thomas Francis
| Service Numbers: | 2006, V82833 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 May 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Thorpdale, Victoria, Australia, 13 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mirboo North, Latrobe - Victoria, Australia, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer / C.R.B. Overseer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Victoria, Australia, 4 August 1975, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Frankston Memorial Park and Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Hallston and District WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 19 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2006, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2006, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2006, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V82833 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Thomas Francis Carter (Reg No 2006) was the son of Thomas Carter, born in County Clare, Ireland. Thomas Carter (Senior) came from a farming background, born in 1865 to parents Bartholomeus and Annie Carter. In 1883 he emigrated to Australia, departing Plymouth on the 14th July on the Dharewar and arriving in Sydney 8th October 1883. He married Hannorah “Norah” Kennedy on 17th May 1890 and they went to live in Thorpdale. By 1905 he had taken up land at Allambee South being Lots 80B and 80C off the now Grand Ridge Road and Lot 78B along the West Branch of the Tarwin River where he built the family home; described as a 5 roomed weatherboard dwelling “out of repair” (Probate 1925). He later took up additional land being subdivisions of Lot 78 along the West Branch of the Tarwin River and Lot 79 (1915 Allambee East Parish Map).
Thomas, aged 23 enlisted 19 May 1916 as a Private in the 13th Light Horse Regiment. Upon enlistment he was described as being 5’5 ¾”, grey eyes and black hair. Following training in Seymour, he embarked from Melbourne, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916, disembarked in Plymouth England 28th December 2016. 18th Dec 1917 he proceeded with the unit to France, to reinforce the 1st ANZAC Light Horse. He became unwell with dysentery and influenza in September 1918 and was hospitalised before rejoining his unit in December 1918. He finally returned to Australia and was discharged in August 1919. Upon return he took up farming at Allambee Reserve but also continued to work as a labourer. 11th August 1927 Thomas married Eileen May Murphy at St Patrick's Cathedral East Melbourne and they went on to have a family of 6 children. Thomas enlisted again in WWII, Regimental No V82833 on 2/2/1940 at South Melbourne. He was posted to the STH CMD Training School and was discharged 10th January 1944. Thomas died in November 1975. Eileen in 1981.
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