James Carr

New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli (Click to enlarge)

Cousin Frank Carr passed on a magazine article he received from cousin Delia Carr Smyth. I'll transcribe it here when I get a chance [update: done! see here], but you can read it from photos I've posted here. (Or click the 'About James Carr' link in the right sidebar) The article is about my grandfather Thomas Carr's brother James who joined the army in New Zealand and died at Gallipoli.

Their name liveth for evermore.  (Click to enlarge)

Dave Foley has uncovered James Carr's military records which you can peruse here. (Or click the 'His military records' link in the right sidebar) Click 'View Larger' beneath any record for a closer look. Dave writes:

I remember your father telling me about an uncle who fought during the First World War. Your story detailing dad's family in Ireland jogged my memory when you mentioned an uncle who had been killed at Gallipoli. So I did some digging. I found your father's Uncle James Carr's New Zealand Military Records. The file contains death notifications sent to your grandfather, Thomas Carr in Kilgarvan, and your Great Uncle Michael Carr in Knockane. You have to magnify these to see the details, Corrections were made in red on the history sheet changing the beneficiary from Thomas' address to Michael's. In the upper right hand corner of the document is a note identifying their father James Carr. I'm not sure why this was added after the fact. If I am correct, greatgrandfather James Carr died before 1901 The record change must have taken place after James was killed at Gallipoli, 5/18/1915. It appears that his paybook and the medals he was awarded were not sent to Michael until Sept 1920 and Aug. 1922 respectively. It certainly took the Army long enough to send his paybook and medals to next-of-kin. I wonder how long it took them to notify them of his death. I have also attached a memorial for James Carr from the Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula. I think that James Carr may have been buried in Turkey rather than New Zealand.

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