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CARTER, John Oswald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 857 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Albury, NSW, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll, Young Town & Districts Tribute to Those who Volunteered Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 857, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 857, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 857, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 857 awm_unit: 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-10-04 |
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