Regimental number | 24524 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Goole, Yorkshire, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mechanic and merchant |
Address | Narra Tarra, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, W H Carr, Faston, Flaxton, York, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 3, Section 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/91/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Alfred Alan CARR; Horace Earle CARR: served in the British Army. |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Melbourne, 27 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 November 1916. Admitted to 24th Field Ambulance, 1 November 1917; transferred to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, 8 November 1917 (catarrh middle ear). Admitted to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 11 November 1917 (deafness); discharged to Base Depot, 13 November 1917; rejoined unit in the field, 17 December 1917. On leave to England,16 February 1918; rejoined unit, 6 March 1918. Treated at 5th Field Ambulance, 23 November 1918; transferred to 37th Casualty Clearing Station, 23 November 1918 (eczema). Transferred to 25th General Hospital, 29 November 1918; transferred to England, 1 January 1919 (influenza), and admitted to Brook War Hospital, Woolwich. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 9 January 1919. Discharged from hospital, 16 January 1916, and granted furlough to report to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 30 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 19 April 1919; discharged, 21 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 88 |
Place of burial | Uttakarra Cemetery, Geraldton, Western Australia |