Private George Ebenezer Carter
- Rank
- Private
- Service number
- 5815
- Unit
- 50 Battalion
- Cause of death
- Killed in Action
- Place of death
- Ypres, Belgium
- Date of death
- 25 September 1917
- Age
- 32
- Plaque number
- M146A
- Co-located plaques
- M146 - PTE William Leahy
- M146B - PTE Harold Spence
- Dedicated by
- Family on 18 February 2017
- More information
Biography presented during plaque dedication:
Private George Ebenezer Carter of 50 Battalion was born in May 1885 at Stawell, Victoria to parents Nathan and Lucy Carter. He is the youngest of nine brothers and three sisters.
Nathan, an American gold miner, with Lucy and the children, moved from Victoria to Coolgardie about 189. It is unknown which schools the children attended.
The family then moved to the Northam, Cunderdin area where three of the brothers bought farming land near Cunderdin.
George worked as a farm labourer before joining the Australian Imperial Force in May 1916, where he was allotted to 27 Infantry Battalion.
The unit embarked Fremantle on board HMAT Port Melbourne in October 1916 and George was promoted to corporal for the sea journey.
The unit disembarked at Devonport England in December 1916 and marched into 7 Training Battalion at Rollestone where they underwent further training and George was reverted back to the rank of private.
The unit proceeded overseas to France in June 1917 and George was transferred to 50 Battalion. The battalion relieved 52 Battalion at Westhoek Ridge.
In September 1917, the battalion moved to the assembly point for an attack on Zonnebeke Ridge.
Private George Ebenezer Carter, service number 5815, was killed in action by shell fire in a support trench near Ypres on 25 September 1917. He was 32 years of age.
His remains were interred at a spot near Westhoek and in 1926 his remains were recovered and reinterred at Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension, Ypres, West Flanders.
He lies side by side with Private Harold Spence and so their plaques are also placed together, along with family friend Private William Leahy.