Herbert Augustine Carter

Herbert Augustine Carter

Herbert Augustine Carter VC (May 26, 1874 - January 13, 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Details

He was 29 years old, and a lieutenant in the Mounted infantry, Indian Army during the Fourth Somaliland Expedition when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 19 December 1903 during a reconnaissance at Jidballi, Somaliland (now Somalia), when two sections were retiring before a force of Dervishes who outnumbered them by thirty to one, Lieutenant Carter rode back alone, a distance of 400 yards, to the assistance of a private who had lost his horse and was closely pursued by a number of the enemy. The man was so badly wounded that it took three attempts to get him on to the horse.

He was killed in action in Mwelo Mdogo, on 13 January 1916.

Further information

He later achieved the rank of Major.

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum "(Bodmin, Cornwall, England)".

External links

* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/cornwall.htm Location of grave and VC medal] "(Cornwall)"
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8025291 Find-A-Grave profile for Herbert Augustine Carter]


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