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Surname: CARR
Forename(s): Richard Wilcock
Place of Birth: Bentham, Yorkshire
Service No: 45888
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Lancashire Fusiliers
Battalion / Unit: 15th (Service) Battalion. (1st Salford)
Division: 32nd Division
Age: 18
Date of Death: 1918-05-21
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: VIII. L. 14
CWGC Cemetery: CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: HIGH BENTHAM, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Richard Wilcock Carr (born 6 September 1899) was the son of Thomas and Mary Carr, née Wilcock and brother of Corporal William Carr (T/203761) (q.v.). Their father was born at Botton, Wray, Lancashire and mother at Bentham, Yorkshire.
1901 Bentham, Yorkshire Census: Bank Head - Richard W. Carr, aged 1 year, born Bentham, son of Thomas and Mary Carr.
1911 Bentham, Yorkshire Census: Bank View - Richard Wilcock Carr, aged 11 years, born Bentham, son of Thomas and Mary Carr.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Richard W. Carr, 45888, Lan. Fus.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Richard Wilcock Carr, 45888, 15th Lan. Fus.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Richard Wilcock Carr, 45888, 15 Lanc. Fuslrs. Date and Place of Death: 21.5.18 in Action. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Thomas. £6 19s. 1d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) for Richard not found.
Richard is referred to in a letter written on the 9 June 1918 by L/Cpl John Hutchinson (267194) (q.v.).
The informal title of the 15th (Service) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (1st Salford) was the 1st Salford Pals.
A short biography of Richard is included in: ‘Bentham’s Part in the Great War 1914-18’ by Allan and Marilyn Hartley (2019).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
CARR, Richard Wilcox, aged 18, N.F., Bank Head, Bentham, killed 1918.
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Private Richard Wilcock CARR
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Lancashire Fusiliers
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 32nd Division
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Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez
CWGC Headstone
Courtesy of Allan Hartley, High Bentham
St Margaret's Churchyard, High Bentham
Family gravestone
Courtesy of Allan Hartley, High Bentham
St Margaret's Churchyard, High Bentham
Family gravestone - detail of memorial inscription
Courtesy of Allan Hartley, High Bentham
The High & Low Bentham men who gave their lives
Top row (l-r): Rfn Ernest Knight Newhouse, Pte John Thornber, Reverend Theodore Bayley Hardy, Pte Richard Wilson, Pte Maurice Richard Bolton, Lieut John Barclay Clibborn, Pte William Throup, Pte Richard Wilcock Carr, A/Cpl William Robinson, Pte James Auton, Pte William Savage. Third row (l-r): L/Cpl David Percival Dixon, Pte John Emmott, Pte Francis Richard Townson, Pte John Adamthwaite, Pte Robert Carter, L/Cpl John Hutchinson, Pte Alfred Edward Gunn, Pte Ezra Stephenson, Pte Edwin Rawlinson Smith, Pte Richard Wearing, Lieut Basil William Ramsbotton. Third row (l-r): Spr Robert Clark, Act L/Cpl Thomas Wilcock, Cpl William Carr, Pte Lawrence Lancelot Dowbiggin, Pte Edward Magoolagan, Pte Isaac Rucastle, Pte Henry Taylor, Cpl Edward Ramskill, L/Cpl Edward Walton Briscoe, Pte Joseph Jackson, Gnr Ernest Wilcock. Fourth row (l-r): Capt Donald Morrison, Sgt Arthur Dean Blackburn, Pte James William Bell, Pte Leonard Nelson, L/Cpl John Edward Leeming, L/Cpl Albert Lister, Pte Percy Preston Whitfield, Cpl Tom Harry Smith, Cpl Thomas Walker Sanderson, Sgt William Patrick Tobin, Pte (Signaller) W. Wilkinson.
Courtesy of the artist, David Hartnup
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25 January 1918
HIGH BENTHAM
Second-Lieutenant Dixon Marshall, of the R.F.A., has been home on Overseas leave, and Second-Lieutenant Wilfred Wells, on leave from the Front; Private William Wilson R.E.; Private Alec Watson, R.F.C.; Engineer Mallan, R.N., and Private Richard Carr, Lancashire Fusiliers, have also been home on leave.
31 May 1918
HIGH BENTHAM - Killed in Action
Private Richard Wilcock Carr, the second son of Mr. Thomas Carr, of Bank Head, Bentham, is reported killed in action. Young Carr was educated at Bentham and Heversham Grammar Schools, and was with the firm of Messrs. Youatt & Co. of Manchester, chartered accountants. He was called up in September last when he was just eighteen. He joined the Northumberland Fusiliers and went to France in March last without having been allowed his overseas leave. He has been about ten weeks in France. Great sympathy is felt for the family in their great bereavement. His eldest brother is a Corporal in the A.V.C.
07 June 1918
CARR - May 21st, killed in action, aged 18 years, Richard Wilcock Carr, Lancashire Fusiliers, second son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Carr, Bank Head, Bentham.
21 June 1918
HIGHER BENTHAM - Memorial Service
A memorial service was held at St. Margaret's Church on Sunday evening. The Vicar, the Rev. G. H. C. Bartley, officiated and there was a full choir, one member, Mr. Alec Procter, being present from the Front on leave. The service was held for the late Private Lancelot Dowbiggin, Corporal Ernest Newhouse M.M., Private John Maudsley, Sergeant Walker Sanderson M.M., Private Edwin Smith, and Private Richard Wilcock Carr - six of the Bentham heroes to make the great sacrifice during the past six months. There was a large congregation, special hymns were sung and a most sympathetic sermon was delivered by the Vicar. At the close the Dead March was played by the organist, Miss. V. Stubbs.
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31 May 1918
CARR - Killed in action, Pte. Richard Wilcock Carr, of the Northumberland Fusiliers, son of Mr. Thos. Carr, of Bank Head, Bentham, aged 18.
31 May 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Bentham Soldier Killed
Pte. Richard Wilcock Carr, second son of Mr. Thomas Carr, of Bank Head, Bentham, is reported killed in action. Pte. Carr was educated at Bentham and Heversham Grammar Schools, and was with the firm of Messrs. Youatt and Co. of Manchester, chartered accountants. He was called up in September last when 18, and was attached to the Northumberland Fusiliers. He went to France in March last without having been allowed his overseas leave. Great sympathy is felt for the family in their great bereavement. His eldest brother in a corporal in the A.V.C
21 June 1918
BENTHAM
MEMORIAL SERVICE - A memorial service was held at St. Margaret's Church on Sunday evening last. The Vicar (Rev. G.H.C. Bartley) officiated, and there was a full choir. The service was held for the late Pte. Lancelot Dowbiggin, Corpl. Ernest Newhouse, M.M., Pte. John Maudsley, Sergt. Walker Sanderson, M.M., Pte. Edwin Smith, and Pte. Richard Wilcock Carr, six of the heroes to make the great sacrifice during the past six months. There was a large congregation, and special hymns were sung. A most sympathetic sermon was delivered by the Vicar. At the close the 'Dead March' was played by the organist (Miss V. Stubbs), the congregation standing meanwhile.
22 November 1918
Bentham Family's Double Loss: Two Sons Killed
Bad new reached Bentham last week-end, and amidst the rejoicings expressions of sorrow were plentiful. On Saturday morning news reached Mr. Thomas Carr, of Bank Head, that his eldest son, Pte. William Carr, of the 3rd Queen's, had been killed on the 7th inst. in action. Corpl. Carr enlisted in November, 1915, in the A.V.C., along with nine or ten other Bentham youths, and some months ago he was transferred to the Queen's and was drafted out to France about a month ago. Deceased was a fine young man in his 24th year. He was educated at Bentham and Richmond Grammar Schools, and was farming with his father when he joined the A.V.C. at Preston. He had a younger brother killed in action about May 1st in the Lancashire Fusiliers, and this is a double blow to his parents, for whom deep sympathy is felt.
27 December 1918
BENTHAM SCHOOL
Governors' Annual Meeting
The anneal meeting was held is the Overseer's Room of the Town Hall on Friday night and nearly all the members were present.
The Rector was re-elected chairman; Mr. Joseph Cumberland secretary and correspondent;. and Mr. Thomas Marshall treasurer, and the various committees were also re-elected. £20 was distributed from the Longstaff's Charity to poor and deserving inhabitants, and after the other business the chairman proposed that the following resolution be inscribed on the minutes.- "The Governors of the Bentham Grammar School have received with profound regret the sad news of the gallant death - from wounds while serving as chaplain to His Majesty's Forces in France - of Rev. T.B. Hardy, B.A., late vicar of Hutton Roof, and formerly head master of Bentham Grammar School. By faithful devotion to duty and magnificent bravery he worthily gained a record distinction and world-wide fame by winning the three most coveted honour, of war viz., the V.C., the D.S.O., and the M.C., and as a further mark of universal regard received from the King the appointment to be one of His Majesty's domestic chaplains. While head master of Bentham he won the admiration of all pupils, parents, and friends by his manly virtues and purity and simplicity of character. The governors deplore his death and tender to his son and daughter the expression of their deepest condolence."
The Rector also proposed that the secretary convey to Mr. Thomas Carr, one of the present governors, and to Mrs. Carr, their condolence in the grievous and heart-rending loss they have sustained in the death of their two fine sons, killed at the front in France whilst bravely fighting for their King and country.
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