Thomas Le Mesurier CARTER M.C.

CARTER, Thomas Le Mesurier M.C.
Peacefully in hospital on 18th of May 2005 in The Hague, The Netherlands after a short illness. The second son of the late Basil B. Carter and Mary (née Casey). He was born in Toronto on June 10, 1915. He was predeceased by his first wife Mary Louise Patan and by his second wife Alice Landwehr Clejan. Also by his sisters Adery Jarvis, Nora Gillespie and Margaret Archibald and by his two brothers Jack and Harry Carter. Tom is survived by his daughter Monique (Olivier Romieu) and three grandchildren in Paris and by his stepdaughters Anca Struycken, Sandra Castens and Petra Le Planque and their families in The Hague. In Canada he leaves his loving nieces Ann Boa, Janet Archibald, Gillian de Auer and Susan Archibald and Joslyn Le Blanc, Vivien Young and Valerie Carter. He also leaves three nephews Ian Gillespie, David Archibald and Michael Jarvis and he will be much missed by his sister-in-law Pamela Carter (the late Harry) Ottawa. Tom had a fine war record serving with the First Field Division RCA in Italy in 1943 and later landing in Normandy on D- Day. He was twice wounded and awarded the Military Cross for Outstanding Action in Italy. Tom joined the Department of External Affairs shortly after the Second World War where he had a distinguished career. He served in Brussels, Berne, Rome and was Chargé d'Affairs in Warsaw. Then was Canadian Commissioner in Vietnam, High Commissioner in Nigeria and Ambassador to Egypt, The Netherlands and Austria. The funeral will take place on Monday 23rd May 2005 at the Church of St. Philip and St. John in The Hague.