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William Pearce Carter

Male 1884 - 1916  (32 years)


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  • Name William Pearce Carter 
    Born 11 Feb 1884  Denston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Medals British War Medal 
    Medals Victory Medal 
    Military Service
    • Commonwealth War Graves Commission
      Casualty Details
      Name:CARTER, WILLIAM PEARCE
      Initials:W P
      Nationality:United Kingdom
      Rank:Private
      Regiment/Service:Royal Fusiliers
      Unit Text:7th Bn.
      Age:32
      Date of Death:13/11/1916
      Service No:G/35159
      Additional information:Son of Jaazaniah and Janet Carter, of Denston, Newmarket.
      Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead
      Grave/Memorial Reference: III. C. 53.
      Cemetery: ANCRE BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL
      http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2853373
    Military Service
    • UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
      Name: William Pearce Carter
      Birth Place: Denston, Suffolk
      Residence: Bury-St. Edmunds
      Death Date: 13 Nov 1916
      Enlistment Location: Newmarket
      Rank: Private
      Regiment: Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
      Battalion: 7th Battalion.
      Number: 35159
      Type of Casualty: Killed in action
      Theater of War: Aldershot
    Military Service Between 24 Jul 1916 and 13 Nov 1916  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Private G/35159 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers 
    • 7th (Extra Reserve) Battalion
      August 1914 : in Artillery Place, Finsbury.
      Landed at Le Havre 24 July 1916.
      27 July 1916 : joined the 190th Brigade, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division.
    Occupation Watch and Clockmaker 
    Died 13 Nov 1916  Beaumont-Hamel, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Killed in action 
    Buried Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1063  Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2016 

    Father Jaazaniah Carter,   b. 12 Jul 1856, Stansfield, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1930, Denston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Janet Pearce,   b. 20 Jan 1854, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1934, Denston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart