First Name: | Arthur | Last Name: | CARTER | |
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Date of Death: | 04/01/1918 | Lived/Born In: | Penge | |
Rank: | Private | Unit: | East Surrey8 | |
Memorial Site: | Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium | |||
Current Information:Age-31 85, Pawleyne Road, Penge
On 2nd January, 1918, 8th East Surrey of 55 Brigade, 18th Division moved into support positions in Abri Wood in the northern part of the Ypres salient from where they provided work parties for the Royal Engineers and for other tasks. On 4th January visibility was poor and the German artillery shelled forward positions intermittently throughout the day, About 10.45am a chance shell dropped on one of the shelters in the Gruyterszale Farm area, killing three men, one of whom was Arthur Carter. |
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