Arthur Cyril Carr FRANCE

Regimental number2997
Place of birthPort Lincoln, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm Hand
AddressLipson, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 9.75"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah France, Lipson PO, Lipson via Tumby Bay, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 March 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Light Horse Regiment, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/14/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 4 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Squadron
FateReturned to Australia 29 April 1919
Discharge date2 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Port Said on board HT 'Dorset', 29 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: contusion, elbow), Adelaide, 2 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: service No S71316.
Date of death15 December 1963
Age at death67
Place of burialSouth Australian Garden of Remembrance, Pasadena, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, FRANCE Arthur Cyril Carr