William CARR

CARR, William

Service Number: 2147
Enlisted: 18 March 1916, Cairns, Qld.
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 47th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hull, England, 1886
Home Town: Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bricklayer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 September 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

18 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2147, 47th Infantry Battalion, Cairns, Qld.
16 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 2147, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 2147, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
29 Sep 1917: Involvement Lance Corporal, 2147, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2147 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-29

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John and Zillah CARR, Hull, Yorks, England

Member of the Mosman 228 Lodge