George Lewis CARTER

CARTER, George Lewis

    Service Numbers: 1062, 1062A, S62
    Enlisted: 26 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Port Pirie, South Australia, 5 June 1896
    Home Town: Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Butcher
    Died: Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 25 May 1965, aged 68 years
    Cemetery: Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1062, Keswick, South Australia
    31 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1062, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
    31 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1062, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
    4 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1062, 27th Infantry Battalion
    6 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred and Taken on Strength 32nd Battalion (Ferry Post, Ismailia, Egypt) and allotted Regimental Number 1062A
    19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1062A, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW Left Leg
    19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1062, 27th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW (left leg)
    29 Mar 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion
    8 Apr 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion, (vice 198 Cpl PJ Vawser, supernumerary)
    5 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 27th Infantry Battalion
    5 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 32nd Infantry Battalion
    4 Jul 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, (vice 14 Sgt LG Moody, promoted 4 Jul 17)
    2 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 32nd Infantry Battalion

    World War 2 Service

    25 Jun 1940: Enlisted Private, S62, Wayville, South Australia

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