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1st world war record

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Hi Everyone!

I am researching my friends family history, and her Granddad, was in the; 1st world war. His name, was; George Marr (think his middle name was; Robert) he was a lance corporal, and his reg number was; T4250634DVR. I hope someone is able to find something on him. He was born; 1892/1893 in; Hull, Yorkshire.

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National Archives UK
Medal card index .. A copy of the Medal card can be bought and downloaded online.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D3934908#imageViewerLink

A lot of WW1 records were destroyed in WW2 when the place they were kept was bombed.

Unfortunately, more than half of their service records were destroyed in September 1940, when a German bombing raid struck the War Office repository in Arnside Street, London. However, an estimated 2.8 million service records survived the bombing or were reconstructed from the records of the Glossary - opens new windowMinistry of Pensions. This means that there is a roughly 40% chance of finding the service record of a soldier who was discharged at some time between 1914 and 1920.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/service_records/sr_soldiers.htm

Hopefully someone with access will be able to check and see if George's records survived or not.
 
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Sorry I can't find an army record, but this may be him.

England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

First name(s) GEORGE ROBERT
Last name MARR
Birth year 1891
Birth quarter 2
District SCULCOATES
County Yorkshire
Country England

Volume 9D
Page 149


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1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

45 Tunis St Hull, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England

George Marr Head Widower Male 53 1858 Hull England Labourer British Gas Works
George Robert Marr Son Single Male 19 1892 Hull England Labourer N E Railway
Elsie Marr - Single Female 18 1893 - -
Thomas Alfred Marr - Single Male 14 1897 - Office Boy
May Marr - Single Female 11 1900 - School Girl
 
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1891 England Census

Ecclesiastical parish: Newington
Town:Kingston upon Hull
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Registration district: Sculcoates
Sub-registration district: Hessle

Piece: 3919
Folio: 144
Page Number: 24

George Marr 33 Hull Gas stoker
May Marr 33 Malton
Alice Marr 10 Hull
Lilliam Marr 7
Gertrude Marr 2
Hugh Marr 48

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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

4, Nicholson Street, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England

George Marr Head Married Male 43 1858 Gas Stoker Hull, Yorkshire, England
Mary Marr Wife Married Female 42 1859 - Halton, Yorkshire, England
Alice Wilks Daughter Married Female 19 1882 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
Lillian Marr Daughter Single Female 17 1884 Servant (Domestic) Hull, Yorkshire, England
Gertrude Marr Daughter Single Female 12 1889 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
George Marr Son - Male 10 1891 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
Elsie Marr Daughter - Female 8 1893 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
Thomas A Marr Son - Male 4 1897 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
May Marr Daughter - Female 1 1900 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
George Wilks Son-In-Law Married Male 24 1877 Gashouse Labourer Driffield, Yorkshire, England
 
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1881 England Census

Street address:
No 5 Terrace Ingelmire Lane

Registration district: Sculcoates
Sub-registration district: Cottingham

Piece: 4748
Folio: 26
Page Number: 2

George Marr 23 Hull, Ag Lab
Mary Marr 22 Malton
 
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I can't see a marriage for George and May/Mary but I think she is May. There is this record which you may like to keep on one side as it looks suspect


Marriages Mar 1880

Hodgson Alfred Malton 9d 523
Hodgson Susannah Malton 9d 523
Mansell Mary Malton 9d 523
Mansell May Malton 9d 523
Robinson George Malton 9d 523
 
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Hi Dave,

Thanks so much for that medal card! I have gotten some really interesting information from that! Just a pity that we can't find his full record:(

Thanks again

Carly
 

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