CARR, George Arnold
| Service Number: | 1138 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916, An original member of D Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Newtown State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Galvanizer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 1 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Plot II, Row C, Grave No.7. ALWAYS REMEMBERED |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1138, 38th Infantry Battalion, An original member of D Company | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1138, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1138, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Arnold Carr was the son of James Wilson and Harriet Carr of Fitzroy, Victoria. The father had passed away during 1894, twenty years before the war. George gave his mother Harriet, as next of kin.
George’s elder brother, 513 Sergeant Thomas John Carr 16th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Gallipoli on 18 August 1915, aged 43. Thomas had enlisted in Western Australia as he working on the goldfields.
George died when an ammunition dump at Hyde Park Corner near Ploegsteert Wood was blown up. The explosion was caused apparently by a truck load of Stokes Bombs capsizing. The casualties were heavy, numbering 110 killed and wounded, according to the 3rd Division Artillery diary, though it is not known if all the casualties were Australian.
George’s mother passed away in 1918 and his medals were sent to a brother, Harry Carr. Harry also completed his Roll of Honour form, noting “His brother Sgt. Thomas John Carr 513- 16th Bn KIA”
The Richmond Guardian, printed the following during July 1917. “George Carr, recently killed in action, was not a Richmond boy, but he was well known and esteemed by many Richmondites. He was a galvaniser at Gold's Nail Works, and his death is a sad blow to his fiancée, Miss E. Maher, of Burnley, and his widowed mother, who suffered the loss of a son earlier in the war. George Carr was a quiet mannered, straight and very estimable fellow, and those who knew him will regret the passing of one of the whitest.”