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Surname: CARTER
Forename(s): Frank
Place of Birth: Silsden, Yorkshire
Service No: 306912
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 2/7th Battalion
Division: 62nd (2/West Riding) Division
Age: 24
Date of Death: 1917-11-27
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 6 and 7.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SILSDEN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Frank Carter (born 6 August 1893) was the son of Joseph and Ellen Carter, née Inman. Both parents were born at Silsden, Yorkshire.
1901 Silsden, Yorkshire Census: 2 and 4, Bolton Road - Frank Carter, aged 7 years, born Silsden, son of Joseph and Ellen Carter. [Frank and his parents were boarding with his mother's parents, Francis and Betty Inman.]
1911 Silsden, Yorkshire Census: 73, Tufton Street - Frank Carter, aged 17 years, born Silsden, son of Joseph and Ellen Carter.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Frank Carter, 306912, W. Rid. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Frank Carter, 306912, 2/7 W. Rid. R. K. in A. 27.11.17.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Frank Carter, 306912, 2/7th Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 27.11.17. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother - Ellen. £6 17s. 8d. for distribution. War Gratuity: Mother - Ellen. £7 10s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Frank. Name(s) on card(s): Mrs Ellen Carter. Relationship: Mother. Address: 49, Tufton Street, Silsden, Nr Keighley.
Frank was killed in action during the Battle of Cambrai, 1917, 20 November-3 December, 1917 at the Capture of Bourlon Wood, 23-28 November.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
CARTER, Frank, aged 24, West Riding Regiment, 29, Tufton Street, [Silsden], killed in action.
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Private Frank CARTER
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 62nd (2/West Riding) Division
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14 December 1917
CARTER - Killed in action, in France, Private Frank Carter, West Riding Regiment, and son of Mrs. Carter, 49, Tufton Street, Silsden, aged 24 years.
14 December 1917
SILSDEN - PTE. FRANK CARTER KILLED IN ACTION
Pte. Frank Carter, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment, only son of Mrs. Carter, 49, Tufton Street, Silsden, has been killed in action in France. In a letter to the deceased soldier's mother, Sec.-Lieut. H. Thornton states:- "On behalf of the officers, N.C.O.s and men of your son's company, I desire to express to you and your family our deepest sympathy in the loss of your son in action during the recent advance. It will perhaps be some consolation to you to know that he was killed instantly when firing his gun. It can truly be said that he died whilst doing his duty, and I can assure you that we out here, as well as his family and friends at home, feel the loss of a gallant comrade."
Pte. Carter, who was 24 years of age, enlisted in March 1916, and had been out in France about eleven months. He had previously been wounded in the neck, but was soon back in the trenches again. He was formerly an assistant at Messrs. Horne Bros., grocers, Shipley.
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14 December 1917
CARTER - Killed in action, Pte. Frank Carter, of the Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment, only son of Mrs. Carter, of 49, Tufton Street, Silsden, aged 24.
14 December 1917
ANOTHER SILSDEN SOLDIER KILLED
Pte. Frank Carter, of the Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment, only son of Mrs. Carter, of 49, Tufton Street, Silsden, has been killed in action. Second Lieut. H. Thornton, in a letter to the deceased soldier's mother, states:- "On behalf of the officers, N.C.O.'s and men of your son's company I desire to express to you and your family our deepest sympathy in the loss of your son in action during the recent advance. It will perhaps be some consolation to you to know that he was killed instantly when firing his gun. It can truly be said that he fell whilst doing his duty, and I can assure you that we out here as well as his family and friends at home feel the loss of a gallant comrade." Pte. Carter, who was 24 years of age, enlisted in March, 1916, and had been out in France about 11 months. He had previously been wounded in the neck, but was soon back in the trenches. He was formerly an assistant at Messrs. Horne Bros., grocers, of Shipley.
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