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Owen Carr

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Owen AWMM
  • Surname
    Carr AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 17384 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Edward Carr (father), Waihao Forks, Waimate, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 17384 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carr, of Waihao Forks, Waimate, New Zealand.

      Transferred to Morea at Sydney, Australia. AWMM
    • Three Carr brothers were killed in four days: Edward Martin (36406) on 27 March 1918 and John Joseph (7/28) and Owen Patrick (17384) on 31 March 1918. Their uncle, John Carr (65598) was also killed later in 1918. Public - Josh - Researcher - 4 January 2017 - Military Personnel File
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Death

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  • Death
    30 March 1918 AWMM
    Palestine, Middle East AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria AWMM D. 98. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
09 April 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
04 January 2017JoshSt Clair, DunedinResearcher

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