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|Army number=4455486
 
|Army number=4455486
 
|Rank=Cpl
 
|Rank=Cpl
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|Date of birth=Born County Durham 1919/20.
 
|Age=22
 
|Age=22
|Unit=11 DLI, Iceland
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|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date but almost certainly late April/early May 1939.  Posted ? 8th Bn DLI.  Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served ? BEF.  Served Iceland.  DIED in the UK as a result of injuries in an accident involving a recreational transport truck 25/7/1942.
|Died/Killed in action=25/7/1942 00:00:00
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|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
|Home address=Son of William and Mary Annie Carr, Sherburn.
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|Promotions=Cpl
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|Died/Killed in action=25-Jul-42
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|Home address=Resident of County Durham.  Son of William and Mary Annie Carr, Sherburn.  Buried Grave 1520, Sherburn St Mary Churchyard.
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|Image Name=Pte_George_Carr_-_headstone.JPG
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|Image Title=Pte George Carr's headstone.
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
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The inscription on the headstone reads - "He shall grow not old as we that are left grow old".

Latest revision as of 15:23, 14 November 2016

Personnel Entry

Pte George Carr's headstone.
Pte George Carr's headstone.

Name Carr George
Army number 4455486
Rank Cpl
Decorations
Date of birth Born County Durham 1919/20.
Age 22
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date but almost certainly late April/early May 1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served ? BEF. Served Iceland. DIED in the UK as a result of injuries in an accident involving a recreational transport truck 25/7/1942.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions Cpl
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 25-Jul-42
Home address Resident of County Durham. Son of William and Mary Annie Carr, Sherburn. Buried Grave 1520, Sherburn St Mary Churchyard.
Source table 11DLI

The inscription on the headstone reads - "He shall grow not old as we that are left grow old".