Lance Corporal 2304 Peter Carr

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/15

Age at death: 33
Date of death: 21st of April 1916 (Friday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Bellacourt Military Cemetery Riviere - I. E. 3.

BMD details:
Marriage: 17/01/1903 Petrum Carr to Agnetam Palin at St Joseph's RC, Peasley Cross.

Family details:
Widow Agnes Bannister is legatee (remarried)

Census details:
1891 - 8 years old schoolboy Peter is living at 5 Sutton Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens with parents James (34), Jane (33) and three siblings: James (4), Margaret (11), Ann Jane (6). Boarding at the address is Edward Pete (23). 1901 - Shows 18 years old 'Coal Miner - Dattler' Peter living at 22 Sutton Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens with his parents James (44), Jane (42) and three siblings: James (14), Edward (7), Anthony (4). Also at the address is boarder Edward Peet (35). 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'Coal Miner (hewer)' Peter living at 15 Appleton Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens with his wife Agnes (27) and three children: Mary (7), Maggie (2), James (Under 1 mth). Another child - Agnes was born 04/07/1914.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2304PeterCarr.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/PeterCarrSLR.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/PeterCarr5thSLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/P_Carr_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lance Corporal Peter Carr at Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere (Photo courtesy of R Houghton)[/caption]