CARR, Eric Thomas
| Other Name: | Carr, Eric Thomas Walter - Birth Records |
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| Service Number: | Officer |
| Enlisted: | 2 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Woolbuyer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong Grammar School Community Members Who Served, Geelong Shenton Methodist Church Honor Roll, Geelong Yarra Street Methodist Church Honour Roll Window, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Eric Carr was the son of William Picken Carr and Kate Carr, of "Dysant," Geelong, Victoria. He enlisted as a Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion and was transferred to the 59th Battalion during the reorganisation of the AIF in Egypt during early 1916.
Eric was apparently a bombing officer in the 59th Battalion during their attack at Fromelles. He has 16 pages in his Red Cross Wounded and Missing file with most witnesses agreeing that they saw him hit in the head by rifle fire close to the German trenches. His remains were never found.
His brother, 561 Pte Reginald Ivan Cooper Carr, 8th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action at Gallipoli on 19 June 1915.
The following article appeared in the Melbourne Winner newspaper November 1916, under the heading, GEELONG ATHLETE KILLED. ‘Deep sympathy is felt for the Carr family, of Geelong, who have now lost a second son, Eric, killed in action. His brothers, W. S. and. V. H., are members of the Geelong Club's tennis team, while, he was successful at all games. At the Geelong Grammar School he succeeded his brother Reg as swimming champion, holding that honor for four years, and being followed by his brothers Victor and Cyril, a remarkable family record!’
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