Archibald Carter (1892 - 1951)

Born 19 Mar 1892 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Beatrice (Fryer) Carter — married 27 Nov 1920 in Weymouth, Dorset, England

Died 13 May 1951 at age 59 in War Memorial Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire, England

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Biography

Archibald Carter, son of naval shipwright, James Carter and his wife, Alice Coles, was born in Portsmouth on the 19th of March 1892. ^[1] The family lived in Montgomerie Rd. ^{[2] [3]} Archie served an apprenticeship as a boat builder and then joined the Royal Navy on the 20th of March 1914 and on 19 June was posted to the battleship HMS Irresistible ^[4]which sailed for the Dardanelles on the 1st of February 1915. Irresistible was sunk by Turkish gunfire attempting to force a passage through the Dardanelles on the 18th of March. ^[5]The survivors were taken aboard HMS Europa. Archie was awarded a DSM for his exploits at the time. His naval life quietened down after that. ^[6]

Archie married Trixie Fryer at Weymouth Registration Office on the 27th of November 1920 ^[7] and it was decided that Trixie's daughter, Peggy, would be raised to believe that he was her father. His only child, Aymer James, was born and died in 1924. ^[8][9]

Approaching retirement Archie found himself in another war in 1939, losing his home, 54 St Augustine Rd ^[10]to an air raid in January 1941. He and Trixie managed to secure a temporary home across the harbour in Gosport.

Archie died in Gosport War Memorial Hospital on the 30th of May 1951, ^[11]after an exploratory operation to determine the extent of his cancer. He was cremated at Swaythling in Southampton. ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales birth index (Registered Portsea Island 1892 2nd qu Archibald Carter)
2. ↑ 1901 Census of England
   8 Montgomerie Rd, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   James	Carter	Head	Married	Male	45	Shipwright	Portsmouth, Hants
   Alice	Carter	Wife	Married	Female	42	-	Portsmouth, Hants
   Alice Ellen	Carter	Daughter	Single	Female	20	-	Portsmouth, Hants
   Lillian	Carter	Daughter	-	Female	15	-	Portsmouth, Hants
   William	Carter	Son	-	Male	12	-	Portsmouth, Hants
   Archibald	Carter	Son	-	Male	8	-	Portsmouth, Hants

3. ↑ 1911 Census of England
   11 Montgomerie Rd, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England 6 rooms

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   James	Carter	Head	Married 9 children 4 alive	Male	55	Shipwright Govt Dockyard	Portsmouth, Hants
   Alice	Carter	Wife	Married	Female	52	-	Portsmouth, Hants
   Alice	Carter	Daughter	Single	Female	28	-	Portsmouth, Hants
   Lilian	Carter	Daughter	-	Female	25	Dressmaker on own account	Portsmouth, Hants
   William	Carter	Son	-	Male	22	Shipwright Govt Dockyard	Portsmouth, Hants
   Archibald	Carter	Son	-	Male	18	Boat Builder's Apprentice	Portsmouth, Hants

4. ↑ RN Service Record
5. ↑ Wikipedia [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Irresistible_(1898)]
6. ↑ RN Service Record
7. ↑ Marriage Certificate (Weymouth Register Office 27 November 1920. Archibald Carter 28 bachelor, shipwright RN of HMS Assistance, Portland married Beatrix Fryer 24 spinster of 32 Franklin Rd, Weymouth in the presence of Andrew Boggie and Adelaide M Peck. Father of the groom James Fry Carter deceased, shipwright HM Dockyard, father of the bride James Fryer deceased Sergeant Major, Durham Light Infantry)
8. ↑ England and Wales birth index (Registered Portsmouth 1924 3rd qu Aymer J Carter mother Fryer Vol 2b Page 841)
9. ↑ England and Wales death index (Registered Portsmouth September 1824 Aymer J Carter aged 0 Vol 2b Page 547)
10. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register
    54 St Augustine Rd, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

    First Name	Last Name	Gender	M/S	Date of Birth	Occupation
    Archibald	Carter	Male	M	19 March 1892	Chief Shipwright RN Barracks Portsmouth
    Beatrice	Carter	Female	M	22 Oct 1896	Unpaid Domestic Duties
    one	person	redacted	-	-	-

11. ↑ Death Certificate. Copy attached
12. ↑ Personal knowledge of C Mackinnon