Person:Gershom Carpenter (8)

In World War I, He enlisted as a Captain. Previously, he was in the militia for 1 year with the 14th Field Battalion and 10 years with the 77th Regiment

He demobilized as a Captain. He was slightly wounded on Sep 15, 1916 when he was buried in a building that was hit by a shell. He sailed from Liverpool on the S.S. Metagama, landing in Quebec on May 1, 1919.

In 1918 he listed his next-of-kin as Mrs. G. H. Carpenter (wife) of 51 Grosvenor Road, Aldershot, Eng. Two Assignment of Pay documents in 1918 and 1919 refer to her as Alice D Carpenter of Grovenor Road, Aldershot, Eng and Fruitvale, Ontario, respectively

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Name:Gershom Homer Carpenter, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario Canada Births 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario: Archives of Ontario)
   1884.

   Name:Gershom Homer Carpenter
   Date of Birth:24 Dec 1884
   Gender:Male
   Birth County or District:Wentworth
   Father's Name:Franklin Metcalf Carpenter
   Mother's Name:Catherine Hutchison Gairdson

2. ↑ Death of mother, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
   1932.

   informant on his mother's death registration
   
   Name:Catherine Carpenter
   Death Date:6 Feb 1932
   Death County or District:Wentworth
   Age:83
   Gender:Female
   Estimated Birth Year:abt 1849
   Birth Location:Newtonville, Ontario

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Catharine Carpenter household, in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. 1911 Census of Canada
   page 1, 5 June 1911.

   1911 / Ontario / 135 Wentworth / 44 Saltfleet
   
   19 5 Carpenter Catharine F Head W May 1848 63 Ontario ScotchCanadian Methodist Fruit Grower
   20 5 Carpenter Jennete F Daughter S Oct 1881 29 Ontario ScotchCanadian Methodist
   21 5 Carpenter Homer M Son S Dec 1883 27 Ontario Scotch CanadianMethodist Fruit Grower
   22 5 Carpenter Frances F Daughter S Aug 1890 21 Ontario ScotchCanadian Methodist
   23 5 Carpenter Agnes F Daughter S Sep 1891 19 Ontario ScotchCanadian Methodist Student
   24 5 Moment Sarah F Sister W Oct 1843 67 Ontario ScotchCanadian Methodist

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 G Homer Carpenter, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
   1933.

   His widow, Alice Dorothy Carpenter was informant on the registration.
   
   Name: G Homer Carpenter
   Death Date: 7 Apr 1933
   Death County or District: Wentworth
   Age: 49
   Gender: Male
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
   Birth Location: Ontario
   Father: Franklin M Carpenter
   
   VD may stand for Volunteer (Officers') Decoration which was awarded to officers of Volunteer Forces with 20 years service. It was superceeded by the Territorial Award in 1908. See Wikipedia for details.

5. ↑ Canada GebWeb Cemetery Project - Fifty Cemetery.

   Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, City of Hamilton.
   CARPENTER, Frances E. 49 1888-1937
   CARPENTER, G. H. 50 1883-1933
   
   Major G H Carpenter VD B.S.A
   Born Dec 24th 1883
   Died Apr 7th 1933
   ------
   Frances E Carpenter
   Born Aug 10th 1888
   Died June 30th 1937
   CARPENTER
   
   Photos courtesy of Sharon Mattiuz (charyn@cogeco.ca) & Erica Kildau
   
   Note that Frances was the sister of Gershom Homer Carpenter, not his wife.

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 Gershom Homer Carpenter, in Canada. Soldiers of the First World War. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

   Links:
   Attestation 1914 - Gershom Carpenter - front
   Attestation 1914 - Gershom Carpenter - back
   Attestation 1915 - Gershom Carpenter - front
   Attestation 1915 - Gershom Carpenter - back
   Military file - Captain Gershom Carpenter - 18+ mb
   
   Name: CARPENTER, GERSHOM HOMER
   Rank: CPT
   Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1508 - 43
   Date of Birth: 24/12/1883

7. ↑ Gershom Homer Carpenter, in Canadian Great War Project.
8. ↑ G Homer Carpenter, in Canada. Veterans Death Cards: First World War. (Library and Archives Canada)
   1933.

   Rank: Capt.
   Name: Carpenter, G Homer
   DoD: April 7, 1933
   Death: Not (assume this means death was not related to service in WWI)
   Due.CP.d.: 30 1/35
   H.Q.: 3631-1
   Next-of-Kin: Mrs. G. Carpenter
   Relationship: Wife
   Address: 843 1/2 Knight St E., Hamilton, Ontario

9. ↑ Winona (The Fifty Cemetery), Ontario, in Find A Grave.

   Maj G. H. Carpenter
   
   Note that Frances was not his spouse as indicated on this Find A Grave memorial page. She was his sister.