| Laurence Carr | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1886-04-14)14 April 1886 |
| Died | 15 April 1954(1954-04-15) (aged 68) Surrey, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1904-1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service number | 3469 |
| Unit | Gordon Highlanders |
| Commands | 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.
Military career
Laurence Carr was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1904. He served in World War I in France and Belgium. After the War he attended the Staff College, Camberley and was deployed to India in 1920. 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. 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.
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. He became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command in 1941. His last appointment was as Senior Military Assistant to the Ministry of Supply in 1942; he retired in 1944.
Family
He was married to Elizabeth Montgomery Carr.
References
Bibliography
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
External links
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title Post established |
Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1939–1940 |
Succeeded byArthur Percival |
| Preceded bySir Harold Alexander | GOC I Corps 1940−1941 |
Succeeded byHenry Willcox |
| Preceded bySir Guy Williams | GOC-in-C Eastern Command 1941−1942 |
Succeeded bySir Kenneth Anderson |
- 1886 births
- 1954 deaths
- Academics of the Staff College, Quetta
- British Army lieutenant generals
- Academics of the Royal College of Defence Studies
- British Army generals of World War II
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Uppingham School
- War Office personnel in World War II