Frederick Carter

Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial

Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Able Seaman R/475

Parents: John and Charlotte Carter

Home address: North Common, Warmley, Bristol

Pre-war occupation: Bootmaker

Date of birth: 04/04/1896

Date of death: 28/08/1919

Buried/Commemorated at: Warmley (St. Barnabas) Churchyard

Age: 22

Further information:

Fred was born in Wick, the son of a farm labourer and the youngest child of 7 children. He had two older sisters and four older brothers.

Frederick enlisted in 1916 and served in England in the Regimental Depot of the RNVR as pay staff. He was invalided out from the service and subsequently died from pulmonary tuberculosis.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/