Arthur Kirk CARTER

Regimental number10/121
Date of birth25 March 1894
Place of birthHarrowgate, Yorkshire, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPloughman
AddressTakapau
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.6
Height5' 9"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinBrother, William Carter, Eketahuna
Previous military serviceServed for 2.5 years in the Harrowgate Volunteers; resigned on leaving the district..
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 19 December 1914
Discharge date22 January 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Athenic', 19 December 1914; discharged (services no longer required: refusing to be inoculated), 22 January 1915.

Service abroad: 99 days

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death15 June 1979
Age at death85
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21892665