Description
M.S.M. awarded 28 January 1899.
John Carr was born at Dublin, Ireland and was a labourer upon his enlistment as a Boy entrant at Winchester on 3 February 1849 (No. 3252). Made Private on 3 February 1851, he was tried and imprisoned 25 March-12 April 1852. He served as Drum-Major from 28 April 1862-15 September 1871.
Awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal on 3 June 1870 (which would have been returned upon the award of his M.S.M.), Carr was transferred to the Permanent Staff of Militia and thence the Royal Brecon Militia, with whom he served until 8 March 1872. Carr was discharged at Pembroke Dock ‘…his having claimed it on completing service qualifying for pension while serving as a supernumerary with Militia’.
McInnes records Carr as having died on 2 June 1900; with copied research.
