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Looking for Gunner J Carr

Looking for Gunner J Carr

Posted: 20 Mar 2015 10:40PM GMT
Classification: Query
J. Carr was a gunner in 196 Battery, 73rd Anti-Tank, of the Royal Field Artillery.

He lived at Commercial Road, Hartlepool, when he signed up to fight in WWII.

BUT - I have no idea what his first name was!!! How can I look on here for WWII records???

Re: Looking for Gunner J Carr

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 7:02AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 26 Mar 2015 10:02PM GMT
Surnames: Carr
What is the source of your information. ?

WW2 era U.K. service records aren't available publicly, they have to be applied for from the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) for £30 and enough biographical information has to be supplied for the MOD to find and identify the record for the correct person, and if the person didn't die whilst in service proof of death must be supplied, which will usually mean a death certificate.
https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-re...

Royal Artillery attestation records up to 1942 are publicly available and they all contain service numbers, but there are 123 records for the surname Carr with a first forename that begins with J and 3 of those records only contain forename initials.

Did he survive the war. ?

If he did survive, the only way to find the info that you want is via WW2 Identity Card registrations, and that costs £42.
http://www.1911census.org.uk/1939.htm

Re: Looking for Gunner J Carr

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 2:50PM GMT
Classification: Query
Brilliant answer infosending1!

Janice

Re: Looking for Gunner J Carr

Posted: 1 Apr 2015 9:47PM GMT
Classification: Query
:):) The original poster obviously thought so too. ! :):)
http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.Military.wwii.wwiiuktroops...

Re: Looking for Gunner J Carr

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 11:05AM GMT
Classification: Query
depending on his age??????

he does not appear in the 1939, 45 and 46 electoral roll books in commercial street. no other carr's are listed for this street either.
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