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Record #23479

Name :: : Clifford CARTER (1896 - 1916)
aka : Private Carter
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 11 Apr 1896
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 13 Aug 1916 Notes : Death Due to Service

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Swinton

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Ypres

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 11 Mar 1910
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Canada
Placement Family: : Alton

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : National Children's Home and Orphanage
Agency: : National Childrens Home

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Clifford Carter. Service Number 57600.
His full Military File is available:
{website}data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/cef/1001-2000/1540-45.pdf

1901 English Census records place the family of Mary J and Alfred Carter in St. James, Somerset, Engand. In residence were their children, Milicent (11), Thomas (9), Ellen (7), Clifford (4) and Alfred (1).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: CARTER
Given Name: Clifford
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Canada
Year of Arrival: 1910
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1910-03-03
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1910-03-11
Destination: Hamilton, Ontario
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-4736
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Clifford Carter as a Domestic in the household of Susie and Theophilis Alton in Nelson, Halton, Ontario. Clifford is listed as born in Apr of 1897, having arrived from England in 1910.

1911 English Census records place widowed Mary Jane Carter at 36 Quail St, Oldham, Lancashire, England. In residence is Thomas (19), Nellie (17) and Alfred (11). Mary Jane works as a Charwoman, Thomas is an Ironworks Apprentice, and Nellie is a Cotton and Velvet Weaver by trade.

Attestation papers were signed 12 Nov 1914 in Toronto. Clifford Carter was born 11 Apr 1896 in Swinton, Lancashire, England. His Next of Kin was Mary Jane Carter of 36 Quail Street in Oldham, England. He was a labourer by trade. 5' 1 1/2" in height with blue eyes and fair hair. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was killed accidentally while giving instruction to a class in the use of bombs. Death Due to Service. Casualty Sheet notes that there was a transcription error using the Service number 51600 and that necessary action was taken to amend the report.
His Next of Kin was Mrs. M. J. Carter of 36 Quail Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England. He is buried in Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. Plot: II. C. 1.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12730140

ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-08 09:43:15 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-08 09:43:40 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3004	AARON, Alfred Robert	1899	ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3003	AARON, John Richard	1895	ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3014	ABBOTT, Adelaide	1872	ENG, LAN, Manchester	Jul 1876 : Sardinian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
3017	ABBOTT, Alexander	1879	ENG, LAN, Blackburn	May 1889 : Polynesian	CAN	Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society
3018	ABBOTT, John William	1877	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1889 : Polynesian	CAN	Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society
3092	ABRAHAMS, Amy	1892	ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park	Mar 1897 : Numidian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3097	ABRAHAMS, Percy	1890	ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park	Mar 1897 : Numidian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3121	ACKERLEY, John	1888	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1900 : Vancouver	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
3122	ACKERLEY, Thomas William	1886	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1900 : Vancouver	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
3163	ADAIR, Millicent	1880	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jul 1897 : Parisian	CAN	Louisa Birt
13137	ADAMSON, Arthur	1893	ENG, LAN, Bury	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
8819	ADAMSON, John	1891	ENG, LAN, Oldham	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
9868	ADAMSON, John	1897	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jun 1906 : Victorian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3970	ADDISON, Florence	1893	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1908 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
12851	ADDISON, Gertrude	1886	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1899 : Dominion	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
9143	ADDY, Albert William H.	1893	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Feb 1907 : Victorian	CAN	Louisa Birt
17080	ADGEY, Robert Hugh	1885	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
8820	AINDOW, Albert Edward	1894	ENG, LAN, Formby	Jun 1911 : Virginian	CAN	Sailing Alone
5658	AINSWORTH, Ellen	1895	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5662	AINSWORTH, Mary	1896	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
2852	AIRD, Arthur	1895	ENG, LAN	Apr 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17052	ALDRED, Eric Woodman	1894	ENG, LAN, Manchester	Apr 1910 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
7961	ALEXANDER, George	1913	ENG, LAN, Fleetwood	Apr 1930 : Letitia	CAN	Church Army
26974	ALEXANDER, Reginald Gordon	1917	ENG, LAN, West Derby	Jan 1928 : Barrabool	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
5048	ALLAN, Robert	1914	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
2735	ALLEN, Harry Edward	1898	ENG, LAN	Jul 1908 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
20154	ALLEY, Clara Celia	1894	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
20159	ALLEY, Emma	1891	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
6312	ALLEY, Henry Herbert	1896	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
4706	ALMOND, Elizabeth	1879	ENG, LAN, Newton, Manchester	May 1891 : Oregon	CAN	Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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