2nd Lieutenant Henry G. Carr

Name Henry George Carr Date of Birth - Place of Birth - Occupation - Date of Enlistment 24th July 1915 Place of Enlistment Tumut, NSW Flying Unit Attached 43 Training Sqn RAF Previous Unit - Service Australian Flying Corps Theatres England AIF Rank 2nd Lieutenant Awards - Victories 0 Nickname - AIF Fate Accidentally Killed Date of AIF Fate 11th May 1918 Final Rank 2nd Lieutenant Date of Death 11th May 1918 Place of Death England, UK Cause of Death Accidentally Killed Notes

2nd Lieutenant George Henry Carr enlisted on the 24th of July, 1915 with the Australian Imperial Force. George Carr was training to be a pilot with the Australian Flying Corps in 1918 in England. Due to the lack of Australian training resources, it was common for AFC cadets to be attached to Royal Air Force training squadrons. George Carr died in an accident while attached to 43 Training Squadron RAF.

Name Henry George Carr Number - Rank 2nd Lieutenant Aircraft - Squadron Attached 43 Training Sqn RAF Unit Australian Flying Corps Service Army, Australian Imperial Force Conflict World War I Date of Death 11th May 1918 Cause of Death Accidentally Killed Memorial Panel 188 Memorial Details Stockbridge Cemetary, Hampshire,UK Next of Kin - Enlistment Tumut, NSW Source AWM 145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army. Commonwealth War Graves Roll of Honour Card. Notes -

Lest We Forget

Photograph of George Henry Carr's Funeral Procession from the Photo Album of Lieutenant Jay Pollins. Pollins was born in New Jersey, USA and flew with 21 Sqn RAF, an RE8 Squadron. Pollins died in September of 1918. Image courtesy of Michael O'Neal

Photograph of Carr's funeral procession from the Jay Pollins photo album appears courtesy of Michael O'Neal.