William George CARR

CARR, William George

Service Number: 2590
Enlisted: 29 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Sydney, NSW, 1894
Home Town: Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bootmaker
Died: Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

29 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2590, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
9 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 2590, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915: Embarked Private, 2590, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Christina Carr, 94 Weston Road, Rozelle, Sydney, NSW