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Francis Herbert Carr

In memory of:

Flying Officer Francis Herbert Carr

January 6, 1943
Nakuru, Kenya

Military Service


Service Number:

J/9364

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

20th Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Additional Information


Born:

August 13, 1916
Okotoks, Alberta

Enlistment:

May 14, 1941
Calgary, Alberta

Son of James Herbert and Henrietta Dorothy Carr, of Okotoko, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 144 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

NAKURU NORTH CEMETERY
Kenya

Grave Reference:

Grave 489.

Location:

Nakuru is 97 miles north-west of Nairobi, with which it is connected by a tar-macadam road. There is a rail and bus service between the two places. The European Cemetery lies in the eastern part of the town and within it is a special service plot containing the 1939-45 War Graves.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Francis Carr– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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