G. S. Carter
Major Gordon Senior 'Toby' Carter DSO (20 April 1910 – 1988) was a New Zealand surveyor and road engineer who worked in Sarawak, Borneo prior to World War II for Shell Oil. He enlisted with the British Army during the war, and served in the Royal Australian Engineers and later in Z Special Unit in Borneo, where he was the Officer in Command of the Semut II operation in the Kelabit Highlands of Sarawak. In 1962 Carter had the initial idea for and was the driving force behind the establishment of both the Kinabalu National Park and the Kundasang War Memorial and Gardens near Mount Kinabalu in Sabah.
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Australian War Memorial caption: "Informal portrait of Major G. S. Carter DSO and a leading member of the Brunei native underground movement after Major Carter had parachuted into the country." | |
| Birth name | Gordon Senior Carter |
| Nickname(s) | Toby |
| Born | 20 April 1910 |
| Died | 1 August 1988 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom Australia |
| Service/ | British Army Australian Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Service number | VB336939 QX48608 (Q142766) |
| Unit | Royal Australian Engineers Z Special Unit |
| Commands held | Operation Semut II |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
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