Laurence Carr

Lieutenant General Laurence Carr CB DSO OBE (14 April 1886  15 April 1954) was a British Army general during World War II.

Laurence Carr
Born(1886-04-14)14 April 1886
Died15 April 1954(1954-04-15) (aged 68)
Surrey, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1904-1944
RankLieutenant General
UnitGordon Highlanders
Commands held2nd Infantry Brigade
I Corps
Eastern Command
Battles/warsWorld War I
Arab revolt in Palestine
World War II
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

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]

Family

He was married to Elizabeth Montgomery Carr.[2]

References

Bibliography

  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Harold Alexander
GOC I Corps
1940−1941
Succeeded by
Henry Willcox
Preceded by
Sir Guy Williams
GOC-in-C Eastern Command
1941−1942
Succeeded by
Sir Kenneth Anderson
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