4536386 Pte William CARTER, 1st Bn. West Yorks Reg (Prince of Wales): 06/03/1942 - 07/03/1942

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Remembering Today

    Casualty
    Private CARTER, WILLIAM
    Service Number 4536386
    Died Between 06/03/1942 and 07/03/1942
    Aged 27
    1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
    Son of Joseph and Emma Carter, of South Shields, Co. Durham.
    INSCRIPTION: DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED BY HIS FATHER AND SISTERS GRETA AND ANN
    Buried at RANGOON WAR CEMETERY
    Location: Myanmar
    Number of casualties: 1331
    Cemetery/memorial reference: Coll. grave 4. H. 12-14.
     
  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
    Name: William Carter
    Given Initials: W
    Rank: Private
    Death Date: 7 Mar 1942
    Number: 4536386
    Birth Place: South Shields
    Residence: York
    Regiment at Enlistment: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own)
    Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
    Theatre of War: Burma
    Regiment at Death: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own)
    Branch at Death: Infantry

    UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
    Name: William Carter
    Age: 27
    Birth Date: abt 1915
    Death Date: 6 Mar 1942
    Cemetery: Rangoon War Cemetery
    Burial Country: Burma
    Father: Joseph Carter
    Mother: Emma Carter
    Regimental Number: 4536386
    Region or Memorial: Burma

    See what you mean about date of death
    TD
     
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  3. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    Marriages Sep 1911
    Carter Joseph S.Shields 10a 1535
    Humphrey Emma S.Shields 10a 1535

    Births:
    Carter Joseph Humphrey S.Shields Jun 1912
    Carter William Humphrey S.Shields Dec 1914
    Carter Greta Humphrey S.Shields Dec 1919
    Carter Annie Humprey (sic) S.Shields Mar 1928


    1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
    10 Hyde Street, South Shields, Durham
    NAME DOB OCCUPATION
    Joseph Carter 05 Jun 1890 Colliery Filler
    Emma Carter 02 Apr 1892 Unpaid Domestic Duties


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