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CARTER, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5728 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, 7 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 6 May 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5728, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5728, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 6 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 5728, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5728 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-06 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Grace Carter
Alfred was the son of Thomas Alfred Carter & Eliza Mary Ann (Martha) Wiseman. He had 3 brothers and 2 sisters and grew up in Ascot Vale, Richmond and Brusnwick. He was put in prison several times in his late teens and early twenties, and after robbing a house in 1916, was forced to sign up to fight in the war or face going to prison.
Alfie chose to go and fight, and died of gunshot wounds at the 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station in Bullecourt, France. He was greatly mourned by his mother, father, brothers and sisters, and especially by his brother, George.
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