CARR, Elwyne Albert
| Service Number: | 1043 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Newspaper printer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Somme, France, 27 April 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Pinkenba War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1043, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1043, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1043, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 26 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Carr, of Eagle Farm, have received official information that their son, Lieut. Elwyne A. Carr, was killed in action on April 27. Lieut. Carr left Brisbane on May 30, 1916, with a machine gun section, and at the time of his death was an officer of a Lewis gun section. He was a member of the Brisbane Newspaper Company's mechanical staff when he enlisted, having served his apprenticeship as a letterpress machinist in the office." - from the Queenslander 25 May 1918 (nla.gov.au)
Biography
"Lieut. E. A. Carr was killed at about dusk on the evening of 27.4.18 whilst going from the front to the support line. He was walking overland when he was shot through the hand by an enemy sniper. He ran for cover but was fired at again, and hit in the chest, death being instantaneous. He was buried in the British Military Cemetery at BONNAY (Somme) and a cross was erected by this unit." - Sgd. W. Fearney. Lieut. 42nd Battalion, A.I.F. - SOURCE (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)
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