BORN HORNSEA 1882. SON OF FREDERICK CARTER AND MARY GREGORY. HIS PARENTS LIVED IN GLOUCESTER. HE WAS A MANAGER OF A MINERAL WATER COMPANY.
HE MARRIED AT ANLABY PARISH CHURCH, ON 16/08/1916.
HIS WIFE, ANNIE LOUISA JONES (BORN 30/1/1885), MOVED TO “BROOKLANDS”, 56 ANLABY ROAD, HULL AND LATER BRIDLINGTON (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES).
ENLISTED HULL ON 17/02/1917. POSTED TO FRANCE ON 23/05/1917. SERVED WITH THE 10TH YORK & LANCS REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION ON 01/08/1917, AGED 35.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, 10/08/1917 & 04/09/1917. HIS ARMY ADDRESS WAS 33, BERESFORD AVENUE, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE ANLABY WW1 MEMORIAL, ST PETER’S CHURCHYARD, WILSON STREET, ANLABY.
| Name | Gilbert Crawford Carter |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hornsea, Yorkshire, 1882 |
| Death Date | 1 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Battalion | 10th (Service) Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 32868 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
GILBERT CRAWFORD
Military Number:
32968
Rank:
Private
Date Died
01/08/1917
Place died:
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
35
