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Private Archibald Leonard Cater

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1887-02-03
Place of birth: Yate Gloucestershire England
Next of kin: John Cater, father. Yate, Gloucestershire England Father
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: 96 Beverly Street Galt, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-10-02
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Bucquoy Road Cemetery, III. C. 17.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 730648
Highest Rank: Private (18th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-04-21 to 1918-10-02
  2. Private (Army). 1917-01-15 to 1917-04-21
  3. Private (Army). 1916-12-01 to 1917-01-15
  4. Private (Army). 1916-10-13 to 1916-12-01
  5. Private (Army). 1916-03-21 to 1916-10-13
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded October 1, 1918, died at No. 30 Casualty Clearing Station
Commemoration location: Honor Roll – Trinity Church, Galt

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 178253
LAC ID: 92809
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1576-S006
Uploader's Notes:

Son of John Cater and Sabina Cater (nee Slade); older brother of Albert Francis Cater (Service No. 402044) and Hubert Cater (Service No. 402040)

Private Archibald Leonard Cater joined the 18th Battalion on March 31, 1916 and served with the Battalion in France until the day he died 1 day after being wounded on October 1, 1918 in the Arras sector.

At sometime before his death he left a stark reminder of his existence: an inscription on what appears to be a wall.


Inscription – Inscription on the wall of Bouvigny-Boyeffles north east of Arras, France. This was a Hospital and military camp in 1914 -18.
Source: CVWM page. By Patrice Machin

Bouvigny-Boyeffles is a small commune just east of Lens and almost due north of Arras. Somewhere in the vicinity of this commune Private Cater, perhaps in brigade or divisional reserve, wrote this cryptic note on a wall.

It appears to be scratched into drying cement and reads:

To [illegible possibley G G] 48

A.L. Cater

18th Battalion A Co.

Canadians

The 18th Battalion served in the Lens area several times, such as late 1916 - early 1917 and again in August 1917. Without a date on the inscription we cannot tell but it is a stark reminder of the life of a soldier who lost his life at the age of 27 and rests in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France.

A wider shot would give context and location for this inscription

Source: http://wp.me/pyKOb-D7

Uploader's Research notes: 111th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Private Army Canadian Infantry 4th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 111th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 35th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion A Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-11-24