CARTER Ernest

  • First Name(s):
    Ernest 
  • Surname:
    CARTER
  • Service Number:
    7875
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    19th December 1915
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium, Grave I. A. 3.
  • Place of Birth:
    Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, Worcester, enlisted York
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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CARTER Ernest Is Named On These Memorials

Tardebigge St Bartholomew’s Church

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Additional information on the memorial: Pte

Further Information About CARTER Ernest

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral under Tardebigge with Webheath casualties with the information: Pte. 7875 2nd west Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales’ Royal Rifles).

1911 Census
6 Cross Grave Street, Huddersfield
Ernest Carter, head age 27, Cementer Stained Glass, born Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Lenora Carter, wife, age 28, married 1 year, 1 child, living, born Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Mabel Carter, daughter, age 1

Ernest Carter may have had previous military experience.  British Army Service Records exist for an Ernest Carter, born Bromsgrove c1882, who served for a short period in the 6th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.

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