Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookesex, 16 Feb. 1895; educ. Long Cross School, near Chertsey; enlisted 2 May, 1913, and was killed in action near Ypres, 29 Oct. 1914; _unm._ [Illustration: =Charles H. E. Carter.=] =CARTER, EDWARD CHARLES=, Rifleman, No. 2373, 17th Battn. (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), yst. _s._ of John James Carter, of 73, Narrow Street, Limehouse, by his wife, Ada, dau. of James Smith; _b._ Stepney, 10 May, 1894; educ. St. John's School, Limehouse; enlisted 1 Sept. 1914; went to the Front 9 March, 1915, and was killed in action at Givenchy on Monday, 17 May, 1915. He was shot through the head, and died shortly afterwards without regaining consciousness, being buried on Tuesday close to the trenches. He _m._ at St. John's, Limehouse, 4 Sept. 1911, Eliza Amelia (17, Taylors Place, Ben Jonson Road, Stepney), dau. of Thomas Robert Blundell, and had a son and dau.: Edward Kitchiner, _b._ posthumous, 6 March, 1915; and Eliza Amelia, _b._ 25 Jan. 1913. [Illustration: =Edward Charles Carter.=] =CARTER, ERNEST GEORGE=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R., B. 1983), Chatham, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CARTER, FREDERICK JAMES=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 9668, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =CARTER, GEORGE=, Private, No. 1359, 7th Battn. Middlesex Regt. (T.F.), _s._ of Walter Carter of 71, Park Road, Crouch End; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action, 28 July, 1915. =CARTER, GERALD FRANCIS=, 2nd Lieut., 7th (Service) Battn. King's Royal Rifle Corps, only _s._ of Alfred Henry Carter, of The Lindens, Abingdon, formerly of Birmingham, M.D., F.R.C.P. (Lond.), by his wife, Elizabeth Marian, dau. of the late William Henry King, of Pedmore House, Stourbridge; _b._ Edgbaston, Birmingham, 30 Nov. 1896; educ. St. Ninian's Moffat, and Winchester College; was preparing for the Indian Forest Service, and was already entered as an undergraduate at St. John's College, Oxford, when war was declared. He enlisted in the Public School Corps (16th Middlesex Regt.) in Sept. 1914, and became L.-Corpl., being gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the 7th King's Royal Rifle Corps, 6 April, 1915. He went to the Front in May. On 30 July he was gallantly leading a bombing party in a counter attack on some trenches at Hooge when only a few yards from the enemy he was severely wounded. L.-Corpl. Standing (who has since been promoted for his bravery), assisted by three of his men, carried Mr. Carter out of action, but he died of his wounds shortly afterwards. He was buried close by, in Sanctuary Wood. The lieut.-col. commanding his battn. wrote: "He behaved most gallantly, and was leading his men when he was struck down. He was a great loss to the regt. as a soldier and a friend. I could always rely on him to do the right thing, and always so cheery. We were all very fond of him, and I am sure he enjoyed himself soldiering." And the major wrote in much the same terms, referring also to the gallantry of the men who carried him out of action. At Winchester Lieut. Carter won the headmaster's gold medal for gymnastics two years in succession, also two cups for diving. He was a good all-round athlete and a first-class shot. Dr. Carter, who was formerly professor of medicine at Birmingham University and a member of the City Council, is now (1916) on Active Service as Major in the R.A.M.C. [Illustration: =Gerald Francis Carter.=] =CARTER, HARRY GORDON=, Private, No. G. 4120, 2nd Battn. Queen's Royal West Surrey Regt., _s._ of William H. Carter, of Rawlings Garage, Halkin Street, Belgravia, S.W.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc., killed in action at Festubert, 16 May, 1915. =CARTER, HERBERT=, A.B., 213907, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =CARTER, LESLIE=, Private, No. 10469, 2nd Battn. Sussex Regt., _s._ of Amos Carter, of Holmbush Cottages, Findon, near Worthing, Sussex; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc., killed in action at Richebourg L'Avoué, 9 May, 1915. =CARTER, THOMAS=, L.-Corpl., No. 10269, 1st Battn. Loyal North Lancashire Regt., _s._ of James Carter, of 81, Queen Street, Preston, Labourer, by his wife, Ann Eliza; _b._ Preston, 7 May, 1893; educ. St. Saviour's Public School; was afterwards a Spinner at Messrs. Harrocks, Crewdson & Co.; served three years in the Preston Territorial Force, and entered the Regular Forces, 28 Dec. 1901[?]. On the outbreak of war he went to the Front with the Expeditionary Force, and was killed at Ypres, 23 Oct.; _unm._ Buried at Langemarck. L.-Corpl. Carter was one of a family of fifteen children, nine of whom survive him, and two of his brothers are now (1916) on active service in France. =CARTER, WALTER JOSEPH STEVENS=, Private, No. 2966, 13th Battn. (Princess Louise's Kensington) The London Regt. (T.F.), only _s._ of Walter William Carter, of 16, South Molton Street, W., Alpine Boot Maker and Tourist Outfitter, by his wife, Alice Mary, dau. of the late Joseph Bennett, of "The Daily Telegraph"; _b._ Brondesbury, 29 Aug. 1893; educ. Haberdashers School, Cricklewood; enlisted 3 Sept. 1914, and was killed in action at the Battle of Festubert, 9 May, 1915; buried in Military Cemetery, near the village of Croix Blanche; _unm._ =CARTER, WILLIAM ARTHUR ROWE=, Capt., 5th Battn. King's Own Royal Lancaster Regt., _s._ of the late James Carter, F.G.S., Chairman of Directors, James Carter & Sons, Ltd., quarry proprietors, Clitheroe, by his wife, Margaret Anne (Wyreside, Fleetwood, Lancashire), dau. of Ralph Millner Lomax; _b._ Blackburn, 15 March, 1880; educ. University College, Southport; joined the Territorial Forces, was gazetted Lieut. to the 5th Battn. King's Own Royal Lancaster Regt., 20 July, 1911, and on the outbreak of war volunteered for Imperial service; he was promoted Capt. 15 Sept. 1914, and was shot through the head while leading his company to the attack at Ypres, 23 April, 1915; buried at H.Q. Farm, near Potijie, north of Ypres; _unm._ Writing to his mother, his colonel, Lord Richard Cavendish, said: "He had led his men on most gallantly against a very strong position of the enemy, and was occupying the most advanced position when he was shot through the head. He was buried the following night, and I was glad to be able to read the burial service over him. His grave is close to a farmhouse, and can be easily found. Your son was universally beloved by all ranks in the battn. He was an exceedingly good officer, and his invariable cheerfulness under any circumstances was really wonderful." Major Bates wrote: "We were ordered into action last Friday to attack the position described to the papers under that date. He led his men right to the front, like the gallant lad he was, reaching his position in safety. He was warning two junior officers to keep down as the position was dangerous, and must have exposed himself; he was shot through the head." And Lieut. Saer (5th King's Own R |