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VC713 Nelson Victor Carter
BORN 9 April 1887
DIED 30 June 1916 AGE 29
VC Won 30 June 1916 AGE 29
Place VC Won Boar's Head, Richebourg l'Avoue, France
War/Campaign First World War 1916
Name Nelson Victor Carter No. POSTHUMOUS
VC Issue No. 713 Awards VC
Regiment Royal Sussex Regiment, 12th Battalion, 4th Company
Later
Now Princess of Wales Royal Regiment
Rank VC Won Company Sergeant-Major
Rank End Of Career Company Sergeant-Major
Place Of Birth Old Town, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Place Of Death Boar's Head, Richebourg l'Avoue, France
Buried/Location Ashes Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie, 7 miles south-west of Armentieres, Pas de Calais, France
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone (CWGC) Plot/Grave no. Plot VI, Row C, Grave 17
Gazetted 9 September 1916
VC Presented 2 May 1917 by King George V, Buckingham Palace, London, England to his widow, Kitty
Memorials
P Headstone, Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie, 7 miles south-west of Armentieres, Pas de Calais, France
P Named on Royal Sussex Regimental Memorial, Chapel of St George, Chichester Cathedral, West Sussex
P Blue Plaque, Greys Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Named On War Memorial, Eastbourne Town Hall, East Sussex
P Named On War Memorial, Hailsham, East Sussex
By The Way…
He had a rapid promotion due to the fact he was in the army before the war
VC Held By
Royal Sussex Regimental Museum, Redoubt Fortress, Royal Parade, Eastbourne, Sussex
