Son of Henry and Lydia Carter, of Leicester, Leicestershire. Of Fir Cottage, Moor Platt, Horwich, Lancashire. An old boy of Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School. Seriously wounded by shrapnel in the head. One of four brothers on military service.
Carter, Joseph Octavious –
Personal details
- Surname: Carter
- Forename: Joseph Octavious
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 1st, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/1st Bedfordshire Yeomanry.
- Service number: 11846
- Regiment: Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (including Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps)
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Holy Trinity C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour - Horwich
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School WWI Roll of Honour
- CWGC Memorial: St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
- CWGC reference: P. IX. K. 1A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/04/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e