Felix CARTER

Regimental number10/2098
Date of birth11 January 1885
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
Address7 Wright Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 8"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs R M Carter, 10 Crown Terrace, Cricklewood, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Rhoda Mary Carter, 12 Crown Terrace, Cricklewood, London, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now reported: Believed to be dead, 8 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21899507

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