Percy Carter · In memoriam
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Percy Carter
1885 – 1917 · 31 years
Born in Ravensden to Josiah & Lydia Carter and was unmarried living with parents in 41 Beaconsfield Street Bedford in the 1911 census National Roll of the Great War: "CARTER, P., Private, R.A.S.C. (M.T.). He volunteered in January 1917, and shortly afterwards proceeded to Salonika. Whilst in this seat of war he was engaged in conveying supplies to the forward areas during many important engagements, including those on the Doiran and Struma fronts. Later he was invalided to hospital suffering from typhoid fever, and unfortunately died in August, 1917. He was entitled to the General Service and Victory Medals. ' He passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice.'
