Claim: Roland Carter (who was born in 1892 in Raukkan, South Australia) was the first of the Ngarrindjeri people to enlist in the First Australian Imperial Force to fight in World War I, where was wounded and captured during combat at Noreuil in northern France on 2 April 1917.
Evidence: Roland Winzel Carter (1892–1960) was an Indigenous Australian who was born in Raukkan, South Australia, and was the first of the Ngarrindjeri people to enlist in the First Australian Imperial Force to fight in World War I. Carter was wounded and captured during combat at Noreuil in northern France on 2 April 1917.