For anyone interested in following the life of a mamber sof the 5th through the War, here is a militia gunner, who is First Contingent and survives. Thanks to Leona Taylor from the Ross Bay Cemetary Society for this: CARTER, Elmer D 1901 - 51 McClure St Carter, Thomas William, m, head, m, 8 Jul 1866, 34, London, ON, CE, Clk, hardware. Carter, Mary Ann, f, wife, m, 27 Apr 1865, 35, ENG, to Can: 1871, CE. [nee Douglas Carter, Elmer Douglas, m, son, s, 6 Apr 1891, 10, Victoria, BC, CE. [d. Oct 30, 1960, veteran’s hospital, Vancouver, h/o Ada Grace Mitchell. Cremate Carter, Irene B., f, dau, s, 6 Oct 1892, 8, BC, CE. Carter, Vere Warburton, m, son, s, 28 Jul 1894, 6, Victoria, BC, CE. [d. Apr 2, 1970, W. Vancouver. Divorced. Cremate Carter, Howard Stanley, m, son, s, 16 Dec 1895, 5, Victoria, BC, CE. [d. May 18, 1964, Campbell River, retired Victoria fireman [1954], m. Dorothy Olga Roberts, Feb 1, 1922, Saanich Carter, Audrey A., f, dau, s, 2 Jan 1899, 2, BC, CE. Sep 9, 1914, 7 - Family of 3 brothers serving for 4 years in 5th Regt, No 1 Co - Elmer, Vere and Howard Carter, n/o Victoria ... Nov 10, 1914, 7 - Mr T W Carter of Victoria, who has distinction of having sent 3 sons, mem/o No 1 Co, 5th Regt and native sons of Victoria, has received several interesting letters from the eldest, E D Carter.. Jun 15, 1915, 7 - Gnr Elmer Carter, who left Victoria with one of 1st contingents, writes from North France... Jul 9, 1915, 7 - Drv Howard and Gnr Elmer D Carter write to their mother in Victoria... Aug 15, 5 - Gnr Elmer D Victoria, with detachment of CA in Belgium writes to his mother...; Drv Howard Carter writes to his family...; Jul 13, 5 - Bdr Vere Carter, 5th Regt, CGA writes... Sep 4,5 - Letters received by Mrs Carter, Victoria, from 3 of her sons, H, W and V Carter, who left for the front with 1st contingents from Canada. They are with CFA... Sep 15, 1915, 5 - G Elmer Carter, DFA, writes his mother, Mrs T W Carter, Victoria... Married Dec 6, 1915 at Kensington, Eng, Elmer Douglas, eldest s/o Mr/Mrs T W Carter, with 1st Brigade, CFA, to Miss Ada Grace Mitchell. Oct 14, 1916, 5 - Bdr Vere W Carter, WIA, s/o Mr & Mrs T W Carter, Victoria. Left here with draft from 5th Regt, CGA, nearly 2 years ago. Nov 28, 1916, 5 - photos - Carter Family does duty: Father, Gnr T W Carter, with 5th Regt; Cpl Elmer D Carter, left Victoria with 1st draft of 5th Regt. Was a surveyor for years before enlisting; Bdr Vere W Carter, left with 1st draft 5th Regt, has been on firing line continuously, WIA Oct 1916; Drv H S Carter, left Victoria with 1st draft 5th Regt. He has written home several times tell of his narrow escapes. PC Aug 26, 1917, 11 - photos of 1st Victorians to answer country’s call... ; 5th Regt, CGA: Cpl B Keogh, Gnrs J E Farmer, H C Laundy, Howard S Carter [Oct 23, 1918, 5 - photo. WIA, in Frasine, now with 3rd Batt, 1st Brig. B/o Elmer and Vere, also in France, who left with same unit. S/o T W Carter, who was Gnr at Signal Hill Batt. Mother and 3 sisters resident of Victoria] Born Aug 16, 1918 at Croydon, Eng, w/o Elmer D Carter, of Victoria, CEF, son. Nov 3, 1918, 10 - Cpl Howard Carter, earlier reported KIA, now officially only WIA. Parents reside at Victoria. Left here with 5th Regt draft, had gone through 4 years’ fighting unscathed. Two other brothers, Elmer and Vere, are still in the fighting line. Married Mar 17, 1919 at Walkden, Eng, Cpl Vere W, s/o T W Carter, Victoria, to Annie Hodson, of Walkden, Lancashire, Eng. V/August 21, 1931, 5 - 1st contingent ‘Originals’ will join at dinner... Includes names...; August 27, 5 - Elmer D Carter, who left here with 1st Contingent in 1914 as member of 3rd Battery, CFA has unique souvenir... It is a Union Jack with the name of each of the original members autographed on it. While stationed at Armentieres, France he had the names, which were written in ink, sewed to the flag by a French girl...; August 29, 6 - Originals to gather... *
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