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ARTHUR CARR
Kingston upon Hull HU3 1LJ
England
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF ALEXANDER (1862-1933) & MARIA ELEANOR CARR, OF 7 HYMERS GROVE, WEST PARADE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE REISDED AT GANTON, SCARBOROUGH. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS.
ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SERVED IN THE 1/5TH ESSEX REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, IN SYRIA, PALESTINE, ON 02/11/1917, AGED 20.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER ELEANOR.
NOTE: PRIVATE, ALEXANDER CARR, 2ND GORDON HIGLANDERS OF THE SAME ADDRESS, 7, HYMERS GROVE, WEST PARADE, HULL, DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 31/07/1918, AGED 21 AND IS BURIED AT KIRKCALDY CEMETERY, FIFE, SCOTLAND. HE IS NOT THE FATHER OR BROTHER, BOTH CALLED ALEXANDER, OF ARTHUR CARR.
| Name | Arthur Carr |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1897 |
| Residence | Ganton, Scarborough |
| Death Date | 2 Nov 1917 |
| Death Place | Palestine - Gaza War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine (including Gaza) |
| Enlistment Place | Beverley, Yorkshire |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Essex Regiment |
| Battalion | 5th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 36776 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Egyptian Theatre |
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