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	\|name=Herbert Augustine Carter		\|name=Herbert Augustine Carter
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	On 19 December 1903 during a reconnaissance at [[Jidbaale\|Jidballi]], [[British Somaliland]], 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 an Indian 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.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27742\|page=8449\|date=9 December 1904}}</ref>		On 19 December 1903 during a reconnaissance at [[Jidbaale\|Jidballi]], [[British Somaliland]], 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 an Indian 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.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27742\|page=8449\|date=9 December 1904}}</ref>

	In a later incident he saved another soldier by shooting a lion with his last cartridge. In the Great War having been promoted [[~~Major~~]] he arrived at [[Mombasa]] already ill with fever and then marched inland through barren country in intense heat but died from [[heat exhaustion]] in Mwelo Mdogo, British East Africa before his unit (the [[40th Pathans]]) was able to engage the enemy forces.<ref>Mee (1937); p. 213</ref><ref>{{Lives of WWI \| id= 7684978 \| name= Herbert Augustine Carter }}</ref>		In a later incident he saved another soldier by shooting a lion with his last cartridge. In the Great War having been promoted [[major]] he arrived at [[Mombasa]] already ill with fever and then marched inland through barren country in intense heat but died from [[heat exhaustion]] in Mwelo Mdogo, British East Africa before his unit (the [[40th Pathans]]) was able to engage the enemy forces.<ref>Mee (1937); p. 213</ref><ref>{{Lives of WWI \| id= 7684978 \| name= Herbert Augustine Carter }}</ref>

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{{short description|Recipient of the Victoria Cross}}
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|name=Herbert Augustine Carter
|birth_date=26 May 1874
|death_date= {{d-da|13 January 1916|26 May 1874}}
|birth_place=[[Exeter]], [[Devon]]
|death_place=Mwelo Mdogo, [[British East Africa]]
|placeofburial=[[St Erth]] Churchyard, [[Cornwall]]
|image= Herbert Augustine Carter VC.jpg
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|allegiance= {{UK}} {{flag|British India}}
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|rank=[[Major]]
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|battles=[[Tirah Campaign]] [[Third Somaliland Expedition]] [[World War I]]
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Major '''Herbert Augustine Carter''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (26 May 1874 – 13 January 1916) was an [[England|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 [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. He was the son of the vicar of [[St Erth]] in Cornwall and served in two campaigns in East Africa.<ref>[[Mee, Arthur]] (1937) ''Cornwall''. London: Hodder & Stoughton; p. 213</ref>

== Details ==
Carter was 29 years old, and a [[lieutenant]] in the [[Poona Mounted Infantry]], [[Indian Army]], during the [[Third Somaliland Expedition]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 19 December 1903 during a reconnaissance at [[Jidbaale|Jidballi]], [[British Somaliland]], 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 an Indian 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.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27742|page=8449|date=9 December 1904}}</ref>

In a later incident he saved another soldier by shooting a lion with his last cartridge. In the Great War having been promoted [[Major]] he arrived at [[Mombasa]] already ill with fever and then marched inland through barren country in intense heat but died from [[heat exhaustion]] in Mwelo Mdogo, British East Africa before his unit (the [[40th Pathans]]) was able to engage the enemy forces.<ref>Mee (1937); p. 213</ref><ref>{{Lives of WWI | id= 7684978 | name= Herbert Augustine Carter }}</ref>

==Memorial==
[[File:Memorial to Makor Herbert Augustine Carter VC in York Minster.JPG|thumb|Memorial in [[York Minster]]]]
He is buried at St Erth in a plot planted with tropical plants including laurels and castor oil plants.<ref>Mee (1937); p. 213</ref><ref>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/347450 CWGC entry]</ref> Another memorial to his memory can be found in [[York Minster]] Made of black marble with bronze figures and designed by Sir [[Bertram Mackennal]] of Melbourne, Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.churchmonumentssociety.org/Yorks_York_E_Riding.html|title = Discover church monuments – Church Monuments Society}}</ref>

== The medal ==
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum]], [[Bodmin]], [[Cornwall]], England.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041027212738/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/cornwall.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Cornwall)''
* {{Find a Grave|8025291}}

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