George Henry MARRA

Regimental number10/1904
Date of birth7 July 1894
Place of birthChristchurch
OccupationPloughman
AddressRacecourse Road, Waipukurau
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 9"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, Patrick Marra, Hastings
Previous military serviceServed in the 17th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Mr & Mrs Patrick Marra
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10928606