Allan Thomas Carter (1892 - 1960)

Born 1892 in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 5 Mar 1960 at about age 68 in Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Allan Thomas Carter was born in the Nowra district of NSW in 1892.^[1] He was the son of Henry Carter and Maria McNeilly.

Allan Carter is an Anzac who served in World War One.

He enlisted at Lismore in 1917 and served with the 5th Light Horse Regiment. At that time he and Mary had been separated for 2 years and had two children together. He was described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, fair complexion, frey eyes, brown hair, and a member of the Church of England. ^[3][4]

He died in Queensland on the 5th of March, 1960.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ NSW BDM: birth index 26939/1892 CARTER, ALLEN T, father: HENRY T, mother: MARIA, district: NOWRA
2. ↑ NSW BDM: marriage index 2235/1913 CARTER, ALLAN T, COX, MARY, district: MURWILLUMBAH
3. ↑ National Archives of Australia: Carter Allan Thomas : SERN 3411 : POB Nowra NSW : POE Lismore NSW : NOK W Carter Mary. Military records available online at:National Archives Australia: 3212062
4. ↑ Empty Saddle Parade. (1917, May 12). The Kyogle Examiner (NSW : 1912; 1914 - 1915; 1917 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved December 27, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article234392345
   Sergeant Adams, of the A.I.F., visited Kyogle on Thursday, and in the afternoon held an "empty saddle parade" in the show ring. Prior to appealing for volunteers to mount the horses which a number of re-turned soldiers were leading, a stirring address was given by Mr. R. E. Alcorn, at the conclusion of which Sergeant Adams delivered a short speech pointing out the urgency of reinforcements. He had not spoken a minute before the first recruit hopped out from amongst the dense crowd of onlookers surrounding the ring, and he was quickly followed by seven others, thus filling all the empty saddles available. The new recruits, a number of whom were yet in "shorts" when war broke out, were lustily cheered as they cantered round the ring with their escort. The names of the volunteers are:— Mort Williams, William Moy, Harry Wilson, S. D. Sweeney. J. Baker, B. Kennon, A. T. Carter, and O. Green.
5. ↑ QLD death registration: 1960/C/2149 Allan Thomas Carter, Death date: 05/03/1960, Mother's name: Maria McNeille, Father/parent's name: Henry Thomas.