Thomas Carter was born in either 1881 or 1882 to George Bowman Carter and Margret Ann Carter. Thomas married Ada 07/07/06 and had two daughters, Annie (19/10/1907) and Edith (05/03/1910) Before volunteering for the war Thomas was employed as a cloth inspector at the warehouse of Richard Heywoth and Company Limited in Dale Street, Manchester. As a Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery he rode (and controlled) the front two horses, out of the six that pulled one of the big guns. Thomas was killed on the 6th October 1916 by a shell which hit the horse’s stable area. Ada Cater received 4 pound, 16 shillings and 8 pence from the war office. This was the back pay due at the date of his death. Both Edith and Annie married and had 3 sons between them. These 3 sons have provided Thomas with many great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, and great great great grandchildren. Thomas memory and life story has been passed through the generations and his memory lives on.

Anne Manley