Carter W J 2nd Lt 10th Essex Regiment#
SECOND LIEUTENANT WILLIAM JAMES CARTER, 10th Essex Regiment, was the elder son of the late R. J. Carter of Ilford and the Stock Exchange. Born in April 1885, he was educated at Mercers’ School and Chigwell School, Essex. He was in the cricket and football elevens, and a member of the Cadet Corps.
He joined his father’s firm, Messrs. Henry T. Brice and Co., in 1903 and became a member of the Stock Exchange in 1914.
In December 1915 he attested under the Derby Scheme, and voluntarily enlisted in June 1916. He served as a lance-corporal in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and qualified with distinction as a first-class Instructor in Bombing. After a period with an Officers Cadet Battalion he was gazetted to a commission in January 1918. For three months he remained in training at Felixstowe before joining the 3rd Battalion, Essex Regiment, later proceeding to France with the 1st Battalion.
He was killed at Ronssoy, during the final great advance on 21 September 1918.
His Commanding Officer wrote: “He was a very painstaking and keen officer and always looked after his men well.’
Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918