Carter, Herbert Gordon

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Alderman Sydney City Council-1935-41, Mayor 1938 & 1939 Kur-ring-ai Council.
Director of North Shore Hospital 1939-1950.

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D.S.O., B.E., M.Inst.C.E., M.I.E.Aust. : Lieutenant-Colonel, 5th Pioneer and 1st Battns., A.I.F., Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Joining 1st Battn. as lieutenant in command of E Coy. 3rd September, 1914, and sailing in October, was at the Anzac Landing, where wounded in May and although invalided in August, remained till the Evacuation, taking part in the Lone Pine Battle. Formed 5th Pioneer Battn. in March, 1916, taking part in the organisation of Suez Canal defences till June. Then crossing to France, served at Fleurbaix, Somme, Bullecourt, Ypres, Messines, Villers-Bretonneux and elsewhere until demobilisation. Promoted captain and major on Gallipoli; lieutenant-colonel, 1st March, 1916. Awarded D.S.O. 1st January, 1918, and Mentioned in Despatches four times. Chief Electrical Engineer, Public Works Department, 1924-1929. Early education at The King''s and Sydney Grammar Schools. Later at St. Andrew''s College.

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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
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Early education at The King's School, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
1908

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1908
1908

Assistant Engineer at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1908
1909

Assistant Electrical Engineer at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1909
1914

Enlisted 3 Sep 1914
1914

Embarked 18 Oct 1914 at Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
1915

Military service as Lieutenant at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; Gallipoli -Lone Pine-, Turkey 1 April 1915
1916

Military service as Lieutenant Colonel at France --, France 1 March 1916
1918

Military award: D.S.O. on 1918-01-01
1924

Chief Electrical Engineer at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1924
1924

Member of Institute of Engineers, Australia since 1924
1929

Electrical Engineer at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1929
1938

Elected Mayor 1938 at Ku-ring-gai [ NSW Australia ]
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Carter, Edward Moore
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Member of Institution of Civil Engineers, London
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Member of American Institue of Electrical Engineers
1963

Death in Killara -- NSW, Australia 11 July 1963

Gender

Male

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