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Laverne Osgoode Marr

Laverne Osgoode Marr

Male 1899 - 1918  (18 years)

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  • Name Laverne Osgoode Marr 
    Born 12 Sep 1899  Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Marr,O.L.-WW1.jpg
    Marr,O.L.-WW1.jpg
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Presbyterian 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    WW1, Sapper, 118th Infantry Battalion / Canadian Railway Troops 
    Misfortune 1918 
    Killed in WW1 
    Name Laverne Marr 
    Residence Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Residence Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-28966P 
    Died 21 Feb 1918  Arras, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I28966  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father George Marr,   b. 13 Jul 1857, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret Little McIntyre,   b. 2 Jun 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F7576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Osgoode Lavergne Marr
    Osgoode Lavergne Marr
    Grace Schmidt Room of Local History digital collection
    Marr,O.L.-WW1.jpg
    Marr,O.L.-WW1.jpg

  • Notes 
    • KILLED IN BELGIUM.

      Kitchener, March 1 - Intelligence was received In the city today by Mr.and Mrs. George Marr that their son. Sapper Laverne Osgoode Marr. had been accidently killed in Beligum. A letter was received by his parents lst Saturday in which Sapper Marr intimated that he intended to take a position as brakeman, and it is supposed that he met with a mishap on a train. Sapper Marr was 18 years of age.

      Toronto World - March 2, 1918

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 8.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 20 Page 16.

    3. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

    4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Sep 1899 - Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Feb 1918 - Arras, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
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