Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Son of Frederick George and Emily Jane Carter, of Brandon, Suffolk, England.

GOOGRANGAI
DISASTER
AUSTIN CARTER'S
RECOVERED
BODY
Former Popular Walpeup Resident 
The disaster in Port Phillip Bay last week, when H.M.A.S. Goorangai was rammed and sunk, with the loss of all hands, had poignant interest for  many district residents, as among those who were drowned was Ordinary Seaman Austin Carter, a former resident of Walpeup. His was the first  body recovered from the wreck. Seaman Carter came from England under the Little Brother scheme and worked with Mr W. L. Vine for several years. On the outbreak of war he was the first of the Walpeup young men to offer his services and took up duty wilh the Royal Australian Navy,  having previously been in the Mercantile Marine, from which he had been discharged owing to a slight physical defect. He was well known throughout the district and was esteemed for his character and courtesy. Since taking up naval duty he had kept in touch with Walpeup friends, and gifts would have been sent to him at Christmas by the Comforts Fund Committee. Mr J. Liles received a cheerful letter from him recently, in which he stated that he hoped soon to be back again among his Walpeup friends. He also stated that he did not know the whereabouts of his brother John, who was with the R.A.A.F. and had been to Singapore, Mr John Carter is also a former resilient of Walpeup. where he previously had   farm. For a time he was in the Victorian Police Force. His wife resides in Melbourne.