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CARTER, Sidney Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 23087 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Chief Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Cerberus (Shore) |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, 23 May 1914 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Glenhuntly SS and Melbourne Technical College |
| Occupation: | Fitter and Turner |
| Died: | Broncho pneumonia and meningitis, Australia, 30 August 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria 2.S.C.6. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
| 25 Apr 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 23087, 12 year engagement |
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World War 2 Service
| 25 Apr 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 23087 | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 23087, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
| 1 Mar 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Hobart (I), Ordnance Artificer IV, promoted to Ordnance Artificer III on 25 April 1942, remained on HMAS Hobart (I) until 17 May 1943 | |
| 30 Aug 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 23087, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) |
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SERVICE CASUALTIES
The death has occurred on active service of Chief Petty-Officer Sid Carter, 29, son of Mr and Mrs K. Carter, Kane st, West Brunswick. CPO Carter was educated at Glenhuntly SS and Melbourne Technical College, where he obtained leaving honours. He was employed at E. C. Lacey's engineering works for some years before joining the RAN in 1939. He served on HMAS Hobart in the Middle East and Australian waters. His widow and son live at East Brunswick. The Argus, 27 November 1943. (nla.gov.au)
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