Source: 116th Excel sheet by Mark Carmichael re. soldiers of 116th that served with the 18th Battalion.
Find-A-Grave: Not confirmed.
Family Search: When William Edward Carter was born on 24 June 1899, in East York, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, his father, William Richard Carter, was 22 and his mother, Charlotte Maria Darby, was 21. He married Violet Thomas on 21 August 1923, in Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada for about 7 years. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 16, his occupation is listed as machinist in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.
| Reg number | 745033 |
| Name | Carter, William Edward |
| Rank | Private |
| Year of Birth | 3/13/1905 |
| Date of Death | |
| Cemetery | |
| Cemetery location | |
| Country of birth | Canada |
| Home Country | Canada |
| City born | Toronto, ON |
| Address | 93 Melville Ave, Toronto ON |
| Enlistment Date | 11/15/1915 |
| Drafted? | |
| Enlistment place | Uxbridge |
| Origin Unit | 116th Battalion |
| Pre war Unit | |
| Final Bn | 18th |
| Ship | SS Metagama |
| Date in England | 9/22/1916 |
| Date in France | |
| Date w 116 | 11/15/1915 |
| Left 116th | |
| Married | no |
| Occupation | steamfitter |
| Wounded date | |
| Wound type/Death particuolars | scabies debility, gonnorhea, gassed |
| KIA | |
| DOW | |
| Died other | |
| Missing/Presumed Dead | |
| Wounded | yes |
| Sick | yes |
| PTSD | |
| Medals | |
| Vimy | |
| Vimy area | |
| Raid | |
| Hill 70 | |
| Pass | |
| Amiens | |
| Parvillers | |
| Boiry | |
| Canal | |
| Other | |
| Unit History | 116th to 4th OS Battn to 25th Res to 18th Battn |
| Other details | VD – one night stand with am unknown 23/24 woman |
| Field Punishment | |
| FP Details | |
| Gravestone | |
| Underage | |
| Medically Unit | |
| Deserter | |
| Undesirable | |
| Casualty Description |
War Diary of the 18th Battalion CEF 