CARR, Howard James Christopher
| Service Number: | 19837 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1915, 30th Battery Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Koroit, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Harrow, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Church of England Grammar School, Geelong & Dookie Agricultural College |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Effects of Gun shot wounds, Paraplegia, Caulfield Military Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 30 September 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria CE, ZA, Grave 1258, Brighton General Cemetery, Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunolly Great War Memorial, Dunolly Memorial Pillar |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19837, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , 30th Battery Melbourne | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 19837, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 19837, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 19837, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Gun shot wounds to back penetrating to chest & spine | |
| 30 Sep 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 19837, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 19837 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1919-09-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Howard James Christopher CARR was born in 1895 at Koroit, Victoria
His parents were Reverend Howard John CARR & Emma NORMAN
He had 2 years previous service with the Senior Cadets at Geelong Church of England Grammar School & 6 months with the Melbourne University Rifles before he enlisted in Melbourne on 8th December, 1915 and embarked from Melbourne on 20th May, 1916 on the HMAT Medic as a Driver with the 7th Field Artillery Brigade, 30th Battery
He was wounded at the Somme on 23rd October, 1918 with gun shot wounds to his back whic penetrated to his chest & spine causing him to become a paraplegic - he was transferred to the 54th Casualty Clearing Station and then to the 10th General Hospital for treatment
Howard was returned to Australia on 31st Marcy, 1919 on the ship Wandilla & died from his wounds on 30th September, 1919 at the Caulfield Militrary Hospital in Victoria
He is buried in the Brighton General Cemetery in Victoria
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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