Biography of Private Ernest Carr (DM2/102457
M.T. 307th Coy, Army Service Corps Regiment
Died 24th July 1915
Soldier
- Name: Ernest Carr
- Date of birth: 1889
- Place of Birth: Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire, England
- Date of Birth Registration: January – March 1889
- Place of Birth Registration: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Father
- Name: Robert William Carr
- DOB: 1855
- Place of Birth: Terrington St John, Norfolk, England
- Occupation: Blacksmith
Mother
- Name: Jane Judith Gillson
- DOB: 1857
- Place Of Birth: Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
- Marriage: 3rd April 1878 Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Siblings: (Name), (DOB), (POB)
- Sarah Sharman Carr, 1879, Witham on the Hill
- Elizabeth Carr, 1881, Witham on the Hill
- Samuel Carr, 1882, Witham on the Hill
- Robert William Carr, 1884, Witham on the Hill
- Thomas Joseph Gillson Carr, 1885, Witham on the Hill
- Eleanor Carr, 1887, Witham on the Hill
- Ernest Carr, 1899, Witham on the Hill
- Jane Sharman Carr, 1891, Witham on the Hill
- Mary Carr, 1892, Witham on the Hill
- Walter Carr, 1894, Witham on the Hill
- Richard Carr, 1898, Witham on the Hill
- Arthur John Carr, 1902, Witham on the Hill
Census
- 1891: Ernest is living with his parents in Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire.
- 1901: Ernest is living with his parents in Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire.
- 1911: Ernest is living with the Ashton family in Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire. The census gives him an age of 22 and he is listed as a chauffeur.
Relatives in services
- None found
Marriage
- No marriage for Ernest has been found and we can assume that he never had the opportunity to marry.
Newspaper Mentions
- None found
Military Records
Attestation Papers
- None found
Soldier’s Died In The Great War
- These records show that Private Ernest Carr, M2/102457, Army Service Corps Regiment was killed in action on 24th July 1915 in England
Pension Records
- None found
Effects Left To
- Brother T.J.G. Carr
- Sister Sarah S Ayto
Medals
Memorials
- UK:
- Witham on the Hill, Roll of Honour in St Andrew’s Church
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
- In memory of Private Ernest Carr, DM2/102457, M.T. 307th Coy., Army Service Corps Regiment who died on 24 July 1915 Age 26
- Remembered with honour, Witham on the Hill (St Andrew) Churchyard
© Picture taken by South Lincolnshire War Memorials
© Picture taken by South Lincolnshire War Memorials
© Picture taken by South Lincolnshire War Memorials
© Picture taken by South Lincolnshire War Memorials
Military Service Timeline
- This is ongoing research and will be posted when completed
Sources
- WW1 Soldier’s Records (www.ancestry.co.uk)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission