Owen CARR

Regimental number17384
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, Edward Carr, Waihao Forks, Waimate
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Manuka on 5 October 1916
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 March 1918
Place of burialDamascus Commonwealth War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 98), Damascus, Syria
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Edward Carr, Waihao Forks, Waimate
Family/military connectionsBrother: 7/28 Sergeant John Joseph CARR, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action, 30 March 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine, Syria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 40, p. 3