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Military service
Service number:
272
Age:
22
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
8th Bn.
Birth:
August 29, 1892
Death:
April 25, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30
Additional information
Son of William and Helen Marr, of 107, Montrose St., Brechin, Forfarshire.
Uncle of William Marshall who was killed in action on December 22, 1941 while serving with the Royal Scots.
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Portrait of Alexander Marr
Taken in Winnipeg in 1913. -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Group Photo
Alexander (Sandy) Marr in the Winnipeg Rifles - Sandy far right
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Private Alexander Marr
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Marr
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Marr
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 27 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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