Alfred (Alfie) CARTER

CARTER, Alfred

Service Number: 5728
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
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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: ''
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

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Biography 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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