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Archibald CARTER

Regimental number6721
Place of birthHalls Creek, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDairy hand
AddressGlendon Brook, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 7.5"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinFather, D Carter, District Hospital, Bingara, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment; reason not stated)
Enlistment date30 December 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 December 1918
Discharge date31 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 18 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gas poisoning), Sydney, 31 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death27 August 1944
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, CARTER Archibald

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