Basic Details
Surname
Carter
Forenames
Herbert
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide all service and death details, stating he was an apprentice engineer before enlisting in May 1915 into the Royal Fusiliers, transferring to the West Kents in November 1915. Fought at Trones Wood, where he was cut off for 48 hours, wounded in the head by shellfire at Hollebeke (Passchendaele), dying a week later as a POW.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
St Jean
Cemetery
St Jean Churchyard
Year of death
1917
Month of death
August
Day of death
12
Age at death
21
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial