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Herbert William Carter

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 115 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 115 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert William AWMM
  • Surname
    Carter AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/2545 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 April 1884 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Reading, Berkshire Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Pongaroa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs C. Carter (mother), Whitley Wood, Three-mile Cross, Reading, Berkshire, England AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/2545 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      149 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Joined Bn, Mudros, 30 September 1915.
    Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
    Embarked for France, 6 April 1916.
    Wounded in action, 24 June 1916 (shrapnel wound, upper arm), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 2 Stationary Hospital; to England, 28 June 1916, and admitted to County of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, 28 June 1916.
    Attached to Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 3 August 1916; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 5 September 1916; to Reserve Group, Sling Camp, 8 October 1916.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 10 October 1916, and attached to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 11 October 1916. Rejoined Bn, in the field, 26 October 1916.
    On leave, 14 November 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 29 November 1917.
    Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton, 8 March 1919; disembarked Wellington, 15 April 1919; discharged, 13 May 1919.
    Total war service: 4 years 25 days (of which 3 years 246 days were abroad) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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