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CARR, Reginald Ivan Cooper
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 561 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1915, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 29 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row E, Grave 4 |
| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 561, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 561, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 561, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 561, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 561 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Pecker Carr and Kate M. Carr of 'Dysant', Geelong, Victoria. Brother of Eric Thomas Carr who was killed in action on 19 July 1916 while serving with the 7th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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