Person Profile

Marr, David

1910–1940

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Biography

He came from Vancouver BC.

Military Service

He was appointed as a Petty Officer Telegraphist RCN. (He was missing, presumed killed 25/06/1940, when HMCS Fraser (under Commander Wallace B. Creery RCN) collided with HMS Calcutta. Forty-five crewmembers were killed and nineteen men from the Calcutta lost their lives. Many survivors from the Fraser were later lost on October 22, 1940, after being transferred to the destroyer HMCS Margaree which sank after a collision with the freighter Port Fairy.)

Named Features

Marr Island (BC)

References

www.naval-history.net ↗

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