2467 Alfred Nathaniel CARTER

Date of enlistment	20^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action twice – including at Bullecourt Promoted to Corporal

Summary of Corporal Carter’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
25^th July 1918	Australia	Discharged – medically unfit
20^th December 1917	England	Return to Australia on A54 Runic for discharge
17^th September 1917	England	Discharged from hospital and transferred to No.2 Command Depot Weymouth
31^st August 1917	England	Transferred to 3^rd Auxiliary Hospital Dartford
24^th May 1917	England	Admitted 2^nd London General Hospital
22^nd May 1917	France	Embarked Rouen for England on HS W.Australia
5^th May 1917	France	Admitted 5^th General Hospital
3^rd May 1917	France	Wounded in Action (2nd occasion) – shell wound left elbow. Missile struck him behind elbow joint removing portion of ulna and causing an extensive wound with involvement of elbow joint
24^th January 1917	France	Promoted to Corporal
9^th January 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
16^th December 1916	France	Marched in to 2ADBD Etaples
21^st November 1916	France	Transferred to No.2 Convalescent Depot
19^th November 1916	France	Admitted to 1AGH Rouen
17^th November 1916	France	Wounded in Action – shell wound right arm
30^th July 1916	France	Appointed Lance-Corporal
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
12^th September 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
28^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot