Name
Leonard Bert Carter
Born
1895-08-29
Birth Place
Warwickshire, England
Occupation
Farm Labourer
Religion
Congregationalist
Died
1917-04-09
Death
Killed in Action
Monument
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
402480
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-01-13
Service Record 2
Service Record 3
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
Visit the Online Collections of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre through the link below, for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.
Online Collections Link
Notes
L.B. Carter arrived in Canada around 1910, at the age of 15, after being placed with Barnardo's (along with his brother Lionel, b. July 6, 1902 and his brother Joseph) as a Home Child in the U.K. in 1907. Their father, Harry Carter, died from consumption on April 17, 1907. Their mother, Ellen (Usher) Carter, died from pneumonia on November 23, 1905. Sometime after arrival in Canada,Sources & Links
- McLeod, Norman. “The History of the County of Bruce 1907-1968”, vol 2, Bruce County Historical Society, 1969. Print.- Bruce Remembers Feedback, March 11, 2019.
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
