Name
Henry Charles Carter
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
08/10/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
G/73574
Royal Fusiliers *1
17th (County of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY
XVI. A. 5.
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Northchurch Village Memorial, St Mary’s Church Window, Northchurch
Pre War
Henry Charles was born about 1897 in North Deptford, London. On the 1911 he is living with his grandparents and sister Lily on New Road Northchurch.
Wartime Service
He was enlisted in 17th (Empire) Battalion Royal Fusiliers. He died of his wounds on 8 Oct 1918, which was the opening day of 2nd Battle of Cambrai.
Henry Charles is interred in Grevillers Cemetery, which was associated with deaths occurring in both Nos. 49 & 56 Casualty Clearing Stations at that time.
Additional Information
War gratuity of £3 and arrears of £6 4s 4d paid to his Stepmother Minnie.
*1 Believed more correctly, (County of London)
Bn. London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles).
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild, www.dacorumheritage.org.uk/first-world-war-database
