George PARR

Regimental number24219
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Edward Parr, Pleasant Point, South Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
The infantry component of the 13th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 8/1817 Captain Cuthbert PARR, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment; 3/2180 Stephen PARR;
Date of death13 April 1955
Place of burialGeraldine Cemetery (Block 62, Row 343, Plot 27), Geraldine, South Canterbury
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 12