Henry MARR

Regimental number6/671
Date of birth23 December 1894
Place of birthReefton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressSeddonville
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height6' 1"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinHenry Marr, Adderley Street, Westport
Previous military serviceServed in J Company, Coast Defence corps; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date16 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWestport
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20`
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel No 75), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry Neil Ross Marr and Mary Marr, Stafford Street, Westport, Greymouth
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 25 April-1 May 1915.

Revised list of casualties, 14 June 1915, recorded him as 'killed in action, 25 April 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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