Joseph MARR

Regimental number13/423
Place of birthCrook, Co Durham, England
AddressWaimate North, Bay of Islands
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Marr, Waimate North, Bay of Islands
Rank on embarkationSS-Major
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankStaff Sergeant Major
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 18 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialWalker's Ridge Cemetery (Plit I, Row C, Grave No 3), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Dinah Marr; husband of Margaret M. Holt (formerly Marr), Waimate North, Bay of Islands
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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