Z – Carr – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 24/12/1915

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Title

Z – Carr – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 24/12/1915

Initials / forenames

Z

Surname

Carr

Railway company

Great Eastern Railway

Military unit

York and Lancaster Regiment, 2nd Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

5580

Railway department

Continental Steamers

Railway job

Fireman

Date died

24/12/1915

Magazine reference

Great Eastern Railway Magazine: March 1916, p86

Memorial

La Brique Military Cemetery No 2

Notes

Aged 35, son of Jeremiah and Eliza Carr of Dovercourt, Essex. He joined the GER on the 22nd September 1911. He had served in South Africa, where he had gained a medal. He enlisted on the 4th August 1914. He was killed in action in France.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (Image: Great Eastern Railway Society); Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Date entered

10/10/2016

Last updated

10/10/2016

Citation

“Z – Carr – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 24/12/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59597.