Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Cecil Carter Died 27 March 1943 PDF Key details Service number12666 AWMM Also known asJames Frederick Woods AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesCecil AWMM SurnameCarter AWMM Ingoa Also known asJames Frederick Woods AWMM Service number12666 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth16 August 1919 Public - Thomas John - Other Relative - 23 April 2015 - Family Place of birthDurham, England Public - Thomas John - Other Relative - 23 April 2015 - family Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 6 Esplanade Road, Westport, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Barbara Carter (mother), 9 Mile Road, Westport, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignTunisia AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number12666 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Talkie Operator/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM 26 Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of John Wailes Carter and Barbara Carter, of Sunderland, County Durham AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death27 March 1943 AWMM Age 24 AWMM Tunisia, North Africa AWMM 18 December 1973 Allan Steel Cemetery Project Age 82 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeterySfax War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM X. E. 13. AWMM Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 2SC, Plot 7 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Cecil Carter by laying a poppy. Bruce Chilton Carter Carlile Carter Cecil Carter Cecil Charles Carter Cecil Charles Carter Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Cecil Carter Leave a note Contribute › Processing To an uncle I never knew. May the sacrifice you made never be forgotten. Public - Thomas John - Other Relative - 22 April 2015 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External linksThe Dolores Cross Project http://www.dolorescrossproject.org/ Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2182584 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 77 AWMM Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 23 April 2015Thomas JohnAuckland, New ZealandOther Relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record