Pte Arthur Carter.
Arthur 'Nick' Carter was the oldest serving soldier in the British Army when he retired in 1951. Photo was taken in 1948.
Private Carter served for 50 years & saw active service in both the Boer War and the Great War.
Photo: Private Arthur (Nick) Carter served in the KSLI for 50 years from 1901-1951. He saw active service during the Boer War in South Africa and also in France during the First World War. On his left arm he is wearing ten good conduct stripes, the most ever awarded to anyone in the British Army. When he was discharged in 1951 he was the oldest serving soldier and had remained a private soldier from his own choice. Talking to Private Carter is the Earl of Povis, who was Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. To his left is Major General Grover, and on the far right is Lt. Col. Shaw-Ball. After Private Carter was discharged, he lived in a rented room opposite his old Barracks.
Private Arthur 'Nick' Carter enlisted with the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in 1901 and actively served in the Second Boer War (1899–1902) and World War One (1914–1918).
Pte Arthur Carter.
Arthur 'Nick' Carter was the oldest serving soldier in the British Army when he retired in 1951. Photo was taken in 1948.
Private Carter served for 50 years & saw active service in both the Boer War and the Great War.
Photo: Private Arthur (Nick) Carter served in the KSLI for 50 years from 1901-1951. He saw active service during the Boer War in South Africa and also in France during the First World War. On his left arm he is wearing ten good conduct stripes, the most ever awarded to anyone in the British Army. When he was discharged in 1951 he was the oldest serving soldier and had remained a private soldier from his own choice. Talking to Private Carter is the Earl of Povis, who was Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. To his left is Major General Grover, and on the far right is Lt. Col. Shaw-Ball. After Private Carter was discharged, he lived in a rented room opposite his old Barracks.
Private Arthur 'Nick' Carter enlisted with the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in 1901 and actively served in the Second Boer War (1899–1902) and World War One (1914–1918).