BARR, Charles
(Service number 2/1547)
| First Rank | Driver | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Timaru Hotel, Timaru | ||
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| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Robert Barr (brother), Ashburton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 13 June 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Death
| Date | 20 December 1915 | Age | 42 |
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| Place of Death | At sea, ex-Gallipoli | ||
| Cause | Died of disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | East Mudros Military Cemetery, Lemnos,Greece | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of William and Marjory Barr
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (August 2014)
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Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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