First Day of the Battle of the Somme casualty 1914 Star awarded to Private A.C. Carpenter, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment who saw service on the Western Front from 6th November 1914 and was killed in action on 1st July 1916 – the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Having no known grave he is now remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
1914 Star; (9147 PTE. A.C. CARPENTER. 2/DEVON.R.)
Condition: small patch of Verdigris to the arm at 3 o’clock, otherwise Good Very Fine
Arthur Charles Carpenter was born in Exeter and having enlisted saw service as a Private (No. 9147) with the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment and served on the Western Front from 6th November 1914 and was killed in action on 1st July 1916 – the First Day of the Battle of the Somme. Having no known grave he is now remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
The 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment suffered 11 officers and 211 men killed or missing and 5 officers and 194 men wounded on the 1st July 1916 whilst attacking the German positions around Ovillers.
