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

 

  • 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