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PARR, Oliver Glenross
(Service number 92941)

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Birth

Date	19/06/1895	Place of Birth	Pleasant Point

Enlistment Information

Date	22 February 1917	Age	21 years 8 months
Address at Enlistment	Raincliffe, Pleasant Point
Occupation	Fruit gardener
Previous Military Experience	2nd South Canterbury Regiment - still serving
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs Mary Ann PARR (mother), Pleasant Point, Canterbury
Religion	Church of England
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 8¾ inches. Weight 147 lbs. Chest measurement 33¼-37¼ inches. Complexion fair. Eyes grey. Hair fair. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing & colour vision both normal. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. No slight defects. No fits. Class A. No notification for consumption. Never under treatment in a sanatorium or mental institution. Injury to head May 19 1918. Complete recovery from accident.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

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Post-war Occupations

Farmer

Death

Date	12 October 1969	Age	74 years
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Notices	Timaru Herald, 13 & 14 October 1969
Memorial or Cemetery	Temuka Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 266, Plot 890
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Oliver Glenross Parr was the youngest son of Edward and Mary Ann (née Gould) Parr. Oliver was called up for military service in 1916. Brother of George, Cuthbert and Stephen PARR and cousin of George and Charles VERITY who allvserved in World War One. Oliver married Olive Evelyn Norton in 1925.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5549 0090349) [26 March 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs); Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [25 March 2017]; Timaru Herald, 13 & 14 October 1969 (Timaru District Library) [27 March 2017]

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