Name
Gordon Milton McCarter
Born
1892-02-03
Birth Place
Occupation
Harness Maker
Religion
Presbyterian
Died
1977-12-18
Death Place
Wallaceburg, ON
Cemetery
Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, ON
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
651013
Highest Rank
Sergeant
Conflict
Battalion
Company
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-12-15
Prev Exp
3 years, 32nd Bruce Regiment
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
651013
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1918-03-28
Service Record 3
Regimental Number
651013
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1918-06-06
Discharge Date
1919-04-11
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
Visit the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's Online Collections for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.
Online Collections Link
Notes
Gordon was the son of Alexander & Elizabeth McCarter. He enlisted with the 160th Bruce Battalion and subsequently served with the 4th Canadian Reserve, 47th Battalion and 50th Battalion in France. The Walkerton Legion list suggests that he was Battalion quartermaster sergeant for the 97th Battalion in WWII. Following the war, he worked as a harness maker in Walkerton. Later, he moved to the United States and worked for the Fisher Body Company plant at Cantire MI, U.S.A.Sources & Links
- a) Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion- b) Bruce Remembers Feedback - Walkerton Legion List - March 2021
- Library & Archives Canada
- Find a Grave
News Clippings
160th Battalion Enlistment Card
Walkerton Telescope, November 14, 1918
Walkerton Telescope, December 26, 1918
The Kincardine Reporter, May 1, 1919
