Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Joseph Carr a boot factory foreman, born 1851 in Leicester and his wife Henrietta, born 1853 in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Horace was born in the 2nd quarter of 1883 in Leicester, his siblings were Edgar, born in the 2nd quarter of 1888 in Evington, Leicester, and Stanley, born 1890 in Newfoundpool, Leicester, in April 1891 the family home was at Wilford House, Orange Street, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire. In March 1901 Horace was employed as a shoe trade riveter and was residing in the family home at 25, Orange Street, Wigston Magna, together with his father, a boot manufacturer’s foreman, his mother and siblings, Edgar, a hosiery trade packer and Stanley, a hosiery trade packer. In April 1911 Horace was employed as a shoe trade finisher and was residing in the family home at Newgate End, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire together with his wife Sarah Ann Carr (nee Mason, married in the 3rd quarter of 1906 in the Blaby, Leicestershire district), born 1884 in Wigston Magna and their children, Stanley, born 1907 and Dennis, born 1909, both children were born in Wigston Magna. Horace’s younger brother Edgar also fell in action.
The War Diary records: 22 Apr-17 - One platoon of A Coy (2nd Lt WHITCHER) one platoon of B Coy (2nd Lt J. B. LAMBRI) made flank attack on NARVAL TRENCH, which they captured but were forced to retire owing to their being largely outnumbered and meeting a German counter attack on the 14th Battn DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY on our left. 2nd Lt C. E. WHITCHER killed and 2nd Lt J. B.LAMBRI missing believed killed and 60 other ranks. 2nd Lt’s C. D. BROWN and N. GEMILL (A Coy) both commenced going up to reinforce Lt B. T. C. GILBERT on staff 138th Infantry Brigade killed whilst making a reconnaissance for the Brigade. All the officers, NCO’s and men of these Coys displayed magnificent courage all through the operations.