Laurence Carr | |
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Born | 14 April 1886 |
Died | 15 April 1954 Surrey, England | (aged 68)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1904-1944 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | 3469 |
Unit | Gordon Highlanders |
Commands held |
2nd Infantry Brigade I Corps Eastern Command |
Battles/wars |
World War I Arab revolt in Palestine World War II |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Laurence Carr CB DSO OBE (14 April 1886 – 15 April 1954) was a British Army general during World War II.
Laurence Carr was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1904. [1] He served in World War I in France and Belgium. [1] After the War he attended the Staff College, Camberley and was deployed to India in 1920. [1] From 1931 he was a General Staff Officer at the War Office moving on to join the staff at the Imperial Defence College in 1934. [1] He was appointed Commander 2nd Infantry Brigade in 1936 and deployed to Palestine and then became Director of Staff Duties at the War Office in 1938. [1]
He also served in World War II initially as Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff and then as General Officer Commanding I Corps, which formed part of the British Expeditionary Force, deployed to France and Belgium in 1940. [1] He became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command in 1941. [1] His last appointment was as Senior Military Assistant to the Ministry of Supply in 1942; he retired in 1944. [1]
He was married to Elizabeth Montgomery Carr. [2]
Laurence Carr | |
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Born | 14 April 1886 |
Died | 15 April 1954 Surrey, England | (aged 68)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1904-1944 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | 3469 |
Unit | Gordon Highlanders |
Commands held |
2nd Infantry Brigade I Corps Eastern Command |
Battles/wars |
World War I Arab revolt in Palestine World War II |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Laurence Carr CB DSO OBE (14 April 1886 – 15 April 1954) was a British Army general during World War II.
Laurence Carr was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1904. [1] He served in World War I in France and Belgium. [1] After the War he attended the Staff College, Camberley and was deployed to India in 1920. [1] From 1931 he was a General Staff Officer at the War Office moving on to join the staff at the Imperial Defence College in 1934. [1] He was appointed Commander 2nd Infantry Brigade in 1936 and deployed to Palestine and then became Director of Staff Duties at the War Office in 1938. [1]
He also served in World War II initially as Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff and then as General Officer Commanding I Corps, which formed part of the British Expeditionary Force, deployed to France and Belgium in 1940. [1] He became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command in 1941. [1] His last appointment was as Senior Military Assistant to the Ministry of Supply in 1942; he retired in 1944. [1]
He was married to Elizabeth Montgomery Carr. [2]