b. ? 1884 Luton, Bedfordshire. d. ? 1932 Luton, Bedfordshire.
DATE OF EM ACTION: 23/06/1911 Luton, Bedfordshire.
Herbert was born in 1884 in Luton, Bedfordshire, and his mother’s name was Julia. By the time of the incident which led to the award of the Edward Medal, Henry was working as a sewer worker for the Luton Corporation, and was involved in the attempted rescue of a fellow workman at the Luton Sewage Farm in June 1911. At the time Herbert was still unmarried and living with his now widowed mother. In 1920, he married Lilian Beatrice Lines in Luton, and they had no children. Herbert died in 1932 aged 48.
EM CITATION:
On the 23rd June, 1911, Alfred Butterfield, a workman employed by the Luton Corporation, descended a sump hole at the Luton Sewage Farm, and was overcome by foul gas which had accumulated there. William Brandon immediately went to his rescue and descended the hole, but was overcome by the gas. In spite of the serious danger disclosed by the previous attempt at rescue, Herbert Carter, decided to make the descent, and, placing a handkerchief over his mouth, was lowered by two ropes into the hole. There he found that Butterfield was dead and Brandon was unconscious. He placed a rope round Brandon, and they were both drawn to the surface. Carter then descended again, and attached a rope to the body of Butterfield.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
