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Married: 1910. Sydney. New South Wales, Australia. Marriage Cert:7172/1910.
Wife: Ella Marion Carr. nee: Sykes.
Died: 1975. New South Wales, Australia. Death Cert:19681/1975.
Mother: Rebecca Ruth Carr. nee: Lewry.
Henry Vince Carr, enlisted with C Company, 35th Battalion AIF on the 16th of March 1916 with the
rank of Captain and left Sydney on board HMAT A24 "Benalla" on the 1st of May 1916.
Henry was a 33 year old Civil Servant, Croydon, New South Wales upon enlistment.
(BEAN; History of World War 1 Vol IV p912-13)
12th October 1917.
The 34th was not, as Captain: Henry Vince CARR 35th Battalion, believed, on the
first objective. The Commander of the line, Captain: John William RICHARDSON
34th Battalion, on hearing of the extreme weakness of the force at the second
objective,had reinforced it. He and his only remaining officer's
Lieutenant: James Clement BURGESS Lieutenant: Bruce Gray MCKENZIE
and Lieutenant: John Abbott LONGWORTH had all been
Killed in Action while organising on the first objective, and
the first objective now lay empty.
(BEAN; History of World War 1 Vol IB page 922)
James and Rebecca Carr were married in 1861 in Sydney, N.S.W. and had at least 14 children,
10 g irls and 4 boys. Mary A Carr born 1862 at Parramatta, N.S.W. Birth Cert:11626/1862.
Emily Carr born 1863 at Parramatta, N.S.W. Birth Cert:11662. James Carr born 1865
at Parramatta, N.S.W. Birth Cert:13101/1865 and died in 1880 at Parramatta, N.S.W. Death Cert:
9254/1880. Beatrice Carr
(Australian National Archives)
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