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Born: 12 February 1894
Died: 23 April 1953
B.Sc., B.E., A.M.I.E.Aust. : Lieutenant, A.F.C., A.I.F., Egypt, France and England.
Enlisting 14th September, 1915, with Infantry and sailing n th December with 12th Reinforcements 1st Field Coy. Engineers, transferred to 14th in Egypt. Invalided from Canal zone to England 1st August, 1916, crossed to France 22nd September and joined 7th Coy. Returning to England 22nd April, 1918, to join A.F.C., was gazetted second-lieutenant (pilot), 25th November, 1918, and served with 7th Flying Squadron until demobilisation.
Early education at Mosman Preparatory and Sydney Church of England Grammar Schools.
Source: Book of Remembrance, University of Sydney
Scarr has a Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificate, with card dated 27 October 1918.
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- Sapper J.H.A. Scarr (photograph)
- First World War Embarkation Roll - John Herbert Agar Scarr (webpage)
- SCARR John Herbert Agar : Service Number - Lieutenant : Place of Birth - Sydney NSW : Place of Enlistment - Warwick Farm NSW : Next of Kin - (Father) SCARR Herbert Agar (item)
- Discovering Anzacs - John Herbert Agar Scarr (webpage)
- SCARR, JOHN HERBERT AGAR: Book of Remembrance, University of Sydney (webpage)
- Birth Notice (newspaper article)
- Death Notice (newspaper article)
- John Herbert Agar Scarr (photograph)
- Commemorations
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- SCARR J. H. A. on the North Face of the Mosman War Memorial
- SCARR, J. on the Mosman Church of England Preparatory School Honor Roll (1914-1918)
- Scarr, J.H.A. on the St Luke's Anglican Church Mosman memorial panels
- Scarr, J H A on the St Clement's World War 1 Roll of Honour