Charles Carter

Forenames

• Charles AWMM
• Charles Francis Devlin
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Surname

Carter AWMM

Also known as

Charlie

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Service number

22072 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Kawakawa, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs E.A. Carter, Maungatapere, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

22072 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Private AWMM 21 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
21 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM

Son of Ernest Carter and of Rose Carter (nee Gamble), of Whangarei AWMM

Death

2 Jun 1941 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM 2. E. 7. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/936589
Sources Used

References

• Cody, J. F., & New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs War History Branch. (1953). 21 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z. : War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• McClymont, W. (1959). To Greece. Wellington, N.Z.: Department Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Davin, D. (1953). Crete. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.