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David Marr

In memory of:

Petty Officer Telegraphist David Marr

June 25, 1940

Military Service

Service Number:

2185

Age:

30

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy

Division:

H.M.C.S. Fraser

Additional Information

Son of David and Harriet Marr, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Husband of Julia Henrietta Marr, of Lynn Creek, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 15 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Panel 4.

Location:

The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:

1914-1939
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.

On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of David Marr– David at the base. This photo found with three similar shots of the HMCS Fraser, Ottawa and Restigouch) and a poem written for the lost men of the HMCS Fraser.

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    Photo of David Marr – David at the base. This photo found with three similar shots of the HMCS Fraser, Ottawa and Restigouch) and a poem written for the lost men of the HMCS Fraser.
  • Photo - 2 of Dave Marr– Dave Marr in his stylish civilian clothes, probably before entering his active service. This photo was found in the MARR family photo album.

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    Photo - 2 of Dave Marr
    Photo - 2 of Dave Marr – Dave Marr in his stylish civilian clothes, probably before entering his active service. This photo was found in the MARR family photo album.
  • Photo - 3 of Dave Marr– Dave Marr in his Navy Uniform, probably before entering his active service.

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    Photo - 3 of Dave Marr
    Photo - 3 of Dave Marr – Dave Marr in his Navy Uniform, probably before entering his active service.
  • Photo - 4 of Dave Marr– Dave Marr in his Navy Uniform, probably just before entering his active service.

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    Photo - 4 of Dave Marr
    Photo - 4 of Dave Marr – Dave Marr in his Navy Uniform, probably just before entering his active service.

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