CARR, William James Pearce
| Service Number: | 6 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 11 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, 8 August 1918, aged 27 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 6, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 6, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement 6, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
Help us honour William James Pearce Carr's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
His Brother, Sergeant Frederick Pearce (Fred) Carr also of the 27th Battalion Killed in Action two days later on 10 August 1918
Biography contributed by St Dominic's Priory College
William James Pearce Carr was born in Port Adelaide and worked as a Labourer before enlisting in the AIF during WW1. Prior to enlistment he lived in North Adelaide and was married to Emma and had four children. William followed the Church of England faith and had no previous military experience before joining the army.
On July the 21st 1915 at the age of 24 William enlisted at Keswick. He embarked from Adelaide aboard the HMAT Geelong and travelled overseas to serve Australia in the war. William disembarked at Suez 18th December 1915.
He was transferred to the 5th Division Cyclist Corps in May 1916. While in the Middle East he was disciplined for not having his kit organised correctly and was admonished.
William arrived in Marseille in France on 27th of June in 1916 and served on the Western Front. He was granted two weeks of leave in December which he took in France. He rejoined his unit after leave. He was injured in May 1917 accidently wounded suffering a broken collarbone and abrasions to his hand and his arm he was sent to hospitals in France and England treatment and recovery
After from recovering from his injuries William returned to active service in France on the 11th of February 1918 he served with the cycling battalion.
Tragically William James Pearce was killed in action in France on the 8th of August 1918 after being shot by a sniper he was only 28 years old he is buried at the Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France. His name is remembered on the role of honour at the Australian War Memorial. His brother Fred Carr was killed in action two days later on the 10th August 1918.
Click images to start slideshow.