Carlos Edward Minster

  General Notes:

Number 9321
Rank Gunner
Unit 4 FAB [Field Artillery Brigade] - 1 to 5 Reinforcements (November 1915 - May 1916)
Ship Name HMAT Wiltshire
Ship number A18
Date of embarkation 18 November 1915
Place of embarkation Melbourne

Carlos Edward Minster enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 4 October 1915. His next of kin was his mother Mrs Ada Florence Minster, 70 Peel street, Ballarat.
The Certificate of Medical Examination describes Carlos as: - 20 years and 4 months, height - 5 feet 6 inches, weight - 11 stone 1 pound, chest measurement - 33/35 inches, complexion - dark, eyes - brown, hair - dark and religious denomination - Church of England. His distinctive marks were: - appendix scar, small mole below the inner end of left clavicle.
A Field Gen Court Martial was held on 19/6/1916. Carlos was charged with stealing money from a comrade in that he at the billet “In the Field” stole a twenty franc note from driver Brown between 2125 on 9/6/1916 and 0800 on 10/6/1916. The sentence - six months “Hard Labour” The sentence of 6 months hard labour commuted to 90 days F.P. No. 1. by order of G.O.C.
Carlos was admitted to hospital with influenza on 17/7/1916 and returned to England to recover and was discharged back to his depot on 8/8/1916 He was again admitted to hospital on 28/7/1917, this time with scabies. He was wounded in action (gassed) on 21/ 6/1918 and was sent to England to recover. On 25/10/1918 he was admitted to hospital for a period of 88 days with V.D.
Carlos returned to Australia per “Derbyshire” and was discharged on 14/6/1919. He received the Star, British War and Victory Medal.

World War 2 Service Record
Name MINSTER, CARLOS EDWARD
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number 5761
Date of Birth 29 Jul 1895
Place of Birth Unknown
Date of Enlistment Unknown
Locality on Enlistment Unknown
Place of Enlistment Unknown
Next of Kin MINSTER
Date of Discharge Unknown
Rank Pilot Officer
Posting at Discharge Unknown
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Clerk, Accountant.

Carlos married Edith Amy (Edie) Groube, daughter of Lewis Montague Groube and Eva Sophie Cordwell, in 1919 in Victoria Australia. (Edith Amy (Edie) Groube was born on 24 Feb 1899 in Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria Australia, died on 13 Aug 1977 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria Australia and was buried on 17 Aug 1977 in Cremated at Springvale Crematorium, Victoria Australia Ashes Interred Gardenia - Position In Rose Garden, Garden 1 Bed 46 Position 24.)