BORN HULL 1873. SON OF JOSEPH THOMAS CARR & SUSANHAH CARR, OF 100 , CHURCH STREET, DRYPOOL, HULL, HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. HIS UNOFFICIAL WIFE, WAS MINERVA BURTON AT 19 SOUTH PARADE, ANLABY ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 41573, YORK & LANCS REGIMENT & PRIVATE, 22267, EYR. HE DIED OF DISEASE, ON 30/09/1917, AGED 44.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, 16/11/1917, 30/09/1918.
HIS NAME WAS RECORDED ON THE WAR MEMORIAL AT ST THOMAS CHURCH, CAMPBELL STREET, WHICH WAS DESTROYED IN AN AIR RAID DURING WW2.
| Name | William Edgar Carr |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1873 |
| Death Date | 30 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Labour Corps 31st Company |
| Regimental Number | 18282 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 22267, E. Yorks Regt & 4th Coy York and Lancaster Regiment. |
First name:
WILLIAM EDGAR
Regiment:
Military Number:
18282
Rank:
Private
Date Died
30/09/1917
Place died:
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
44
100 , CHURCH STREET,DRYPOOL, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
