Son of John Thomas and Hannah Maria Carter (nee Wade), of 71, Tonge Park Avenue, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company as a Clerk. Lost with the torpedoed troopship Royal Edward at Gallipoli.
Carter, John Edwin –
Personal details
- Surname: Carter
- Forename: John Edwin
- Date of birth: January 24th, 1893
- Birth place: Tonge, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 13th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 2nd/1st East Lancashire Field Ambulance.
- Service number: 315
- Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (St. Peter) Parish Church WWI Memorial
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Trinity Methodist Church - Tonge Fold
- CWGC Memorial: Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
- CWGC reference: Panel 199 and 200 or 236 to 239 and 328.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/08/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 20/08/1915