Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
William Marr
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 24.07.1915
- Place of enlistment: Brandon, Manitoba.
- Service no: 150172
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 8th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 36
- Date of Death: 28.09.1916
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Contay British Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: I.D.32.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 21.11.1879
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address:
- Occupation: Bridge Worker
- Mother:
Isabella Hendry Marr, 122 Hawkhill, Dundee.
- Father:
David Marr, 122 Hawkhill, Dundee.
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William Marr
William was the son of Isabella Hendry Marr and the late David Marr, he was the brother of Pte George Henry Marr, 32, 20th Battalion, Australian Infantry.
For more information on William, visit William’s Memorial and William’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register
There are references to William in the local Dundee Newspapers available in Dundee Central Library.
Courier 10/10/1916 page 4 and Peoples Journal 14/10/1916 page 8 & 14, and 20/01/1917 page 7.
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson
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