54778: Civilians parade after joining up after war declared

<p dir="ltr">Photograph printed in Gloucester, and sent as a postcard 13 October 1914, almost all of rear of postcard obscured by glue etc. from an album.</p> <p>Charles W. Carr's son Tony Carr and daughter Gill Porter remember that Charles "worked for the family firm 'The Famous' gents outfitters/department store, apprenticed when war broke out. (He was born in Gilwern, South Wales, 23 June 1892, and went to school in Hereford - Clyde House School)." Somewhere in the photograph is Charles Carr, who according to his son (Tony Carr) "with his friends linked arms and marched together down the street to join-up on the day war was declared". "A lot of Dad's friends were killed on the same day that he was wounded" - when the 2/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment attacked Pond Farm during the battle of Paschendale, August 1917.</p> <p>Part of large collection of photos and memoribilia relating to Serjeant 3091 (later 240965) Charles Woodward Carr, 2/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment - kept by Mrs Gill Porter and Mr Tony Carr of their father.</p>