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Royal Field Artillery
Carr
137296
John E
Gunner
Southport
26th August 1919
Previously missing, now reported Died as Prisoner of war in German hands
SDGW 26th August 1918
8th-Jan-1919

The above mention soldier appears in a list published 8th January 1919 as having Died as a Prisoner of war.

His entry on CWGC records his Date of death as 26th August 1919

CARR, J E

Rank:
Gunner
Service No:
137296
Date of Death:
26/08/1919
Regiment/Service:
Royal Field Artillery

5th Bty. 45th Bde.
Grave Reference
VIII. G. 12.
Cemetery
NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY

Additional Information:


SDGW record his date of death as 26th August 1918

Name: John Edward Carr
Birth Place: Birkdale, Southport
Death Date: 26 Aug 1918
Death Location: Germany
Enlistment Location: Manchester
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
Number: 137296
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Other areas

I need a check of his actual GRO entry to confirm that a error has occured and his actual DOD is August 1918

Muchas Gratias

The GRO Death Index has him listed as CARE.

Death: CARE, John E
Unit: Royal Field Artillery
Rank: Gunner
Number: 137296
Year: 1918
Volume : A.4
Page: 185
Record source: GRO War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 to 1921)

Thank You DS. I'll get his entry checked in the original CWGC Register to see if its human error when they went digital. I'll change his DOD in my database. So many errors I have come across while i have been indexing these Casualty lists that were published all those many years ago.