CARTER, Percy Horton
| Other Name: | Carter, Percy Houghton - Australian War Memorial - various records |
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| Service Number: | 5685 |
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Dongarra, Western Australia, 1 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dongara, Irwin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Dongara State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Northam, Western Australia., 17 March 1943, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5685, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5685, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, Percy Carter was presented the Military Medal for Bravery by The Prince of Wales in Florennes, France. | |
| 21 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5685, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged from AIF in Perth, Western Australia. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nola Holt
Percy Horton Carter was son of George Henry Carter (1863-1955) and Phoebe Elizabeth Criddle (1870-1960) and brother of Norman Leslie Carter who was killed on 6 May 1917 at the Battle of Bullecourt, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
Percy played the trumpet in the 16th Battalion Band during World War 1.
He was wounded in action on 4 July 1918 but returned to the 16th Battalion.
In Hamel Wood, France, on 17 July 1918, he and another runner were sent to the 16th Battalion Head Quarters with a situational report. They encountered the enemy, attacked and stopped them. They both sustained wounds but were able to deliver their messages before being evacuated. Both men were awarded the Military Medal for Bravery. (p 473, Bayonets and Barbed Wire. 16th Battalion AIF 1914-1919. Neville Browning OAM)
Biography contributed by VWM Australia
Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981
Name Percy Horton Carter
Gender Male
Birth Place Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Baptism Place Dongarra, Western Australia, Australia
Residence Place Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Father George Carter
Mother Phoebe Carter
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