Basic Details
Surname
Marr
Forenames
F A
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Francis Alleyne
Served or died
Died
Honours
Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches (Twice)
Notes
All extra information is has been provided by the College Archivist (see References) in response to an enquiry from the IWM, including this biographical detail: ' (1913) Born 9 November 1893, 70 Huntingdon Road,
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire; son of John Edward Marr, Fellow, SJC, and Amy Birkett
Stubbs; m Margaret (Peggy) Agnes Cantrell, 3 October 1931, St Luke’s Church, Maidenhead.
Tutor(s): R P Gregory. Johnian Relatives: cousin of Charles John Geoffrey Stanley (1937).
Educ: St Faith’s, Cambridge; Oundle School. Career: Initially 1st Cambridgeshire Regiment,
finally Brigade Major, 175 Infantry Brigade (twice Mentioned in Despatches) 1914–1918;
Geologist, Burma Oil Company 1919–1942. Honours: DSO; MC. Died 5 November 1942
(lost in SS Cairo).
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1942
Month of death
November
Day of death
5
Age at death
48
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action