AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS Carter, James Turner

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Carter ​

• FORENAME

James Turner ​

• UNIT

2/1 Independent Company ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

NX68061 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

1st July 1942 ​

• AGE

26 ​

• GRAVESITE

Rabaul Memorial, Papua New Guinea Panel 12 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 24.09.1915 Barraba, New South Wales, Australia​

son of Charles Francis and Hilda Carter, Barraba, New South Wales​

entered service 30.01.1941 Paddington, New South Wales​

single upon enlistment​

civil occupation Overseer​

POW 2.2.1942 at sea​

lost when Japanese ship Montevideo Maru sunk by USS Sturgeon off Philippines ​

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