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CARR, Herbert

Service Number:	2122
Enlisted:	16 May 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Liverpool, England, 24 March 1885
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 December 1916, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers I. B. 29.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

16 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2122, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2122, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 1st Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
22 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound left shoulder
31 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 1st Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John and Ellen Carr, of Liverpool, England.

Member of Sir Colin Campbell 92 Lodge