Military History

Embarked Fremantle per HMAT A35 ‘Berrima’ for UK 23.12.1916.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 23rd Reinforcement 16th Infantry, Australian Imperial Force.
Carter fell sick and was hospitalised on the ship 21.1.1916. He disembarked at Devonport with the 23rd Reinforcement 16th Battalion 23.12.1916 and marched in to Codford with 4th Training Battalion 24.2.1917. Whilst training at Codford he was hospitalised with bronchitis and cardiac problems 11.3.1917. He proceeded overseas to France 22.5.1917 and fought in trench warfare on the Somme. His Battalion was involved in the advance on the Hindenberg line in September 1917. Carter was wounded in action in the field with gunshot wound to his right hand 27.9.1917. He was invalided to England by Hospital Ship and admitted to Stratford on Avon War Hospital 18.10.1917. Carter was listed for early return to Australia as an invalid.
Embarked for Australia per D23 ‘Runic’ 23.9.1918.
Returned/Disembarked Fremantle 23.11.1918.
Discharged 27.2.1919.
Final Rank Private, 16th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force.
Medical Condition Invalided – disability, gunshot wound to hand.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Photos HMAS 'Berrima' under construction 1913. unsourced image Wikipedia website
             Codford No. 7 Camp 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM C01288
             Australian Artillery passing through a captured section of the Hindenburg Line, Oct. 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E03506
              HMAT 'Runic'. Donor R. Teague. Photograph source AWM P00707.027            
        
Information Source
AWM C01288. Codford No. 7 Camp 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E03506. Australian Artillery passing through a captured section of the Hindenburg Line, Oct. 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Colection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM P00707.027. HMAT 'Runic'. Donor R. Teague. Photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Meomrial
Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll- Harold John Carter
Guildford Primary School Honour Roll
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Carter H J
St Matthew’s Honour Roll
Wesley Chapel Honour Roll
Wikipedia. HMAS 'Berrima' under construction 1913. Unsourced image Wikipedia website https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Berrima

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