Jack
Henry
Marr
Born in Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Phyllis May (Brown) Harbeck
— married
8 Feb 1941 (to about 1960) in Flemington, Victoria, Australia
Husband of
Ursula (Gleeson) Marr
— married
about 1955 in Queensland, Australia [uncertain]
[uncertain] [children unknown]
Died
at age 67
in Queensland, Australia
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Biography
Birth[1]
- Registration no: 45274/1914
- Date: 22 October 1914
- Name: Jack H MARR
- Parents: Henry W and Constance L
- District: Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia
Approaching marriage[2]
| The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) - Thursday 6 February 1941 - page 8
APPROACHING WEDDINGS The marriage of Phyllis May Brown, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs G. W. Brown, of Railway pl., Flemington, to Corporal Jack Henry Marr, R.A.A.F., will be celebrated on Saturday at the Presbyterian Church, Flemington, and afterward at Menzies Hotel. Note: a photo of Phyllis May Brown is on the same page as this brief article. Another photo, of Phyllis, with her attendants, on her wedding day, can be seen on page 15 of The Age (Melbourne), 22 March 1941 here. |
Wedding details[3]
| The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.) - Saturday 8 February 1941 - page 23
Today's Wedding's Bride In Lace And Net Gown The marriage of Phyllis, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs G. W. Brown, Railway Place, Flemington, and Corporal Jack Henry Marr, R.A.A.F., only son of Mr and Mrs H. W. J. Marr, Armidale, New South Wales, will be celebrated late this afternoon at the Presbyterian Church, Flemington, by the Rev. A. A. McKenzie. THE bride, who will be given away by her father, will wear a gown of net and lace over satin, and a short tulle veil. She will carry a bouquet of tree lily-of-the-valley. Mrs C. Weekes will be her sister's matron of honor, and Miss Agnes Stevenson bridesmaid. The bridegroom will be supported by Mr William Hemphill as best man and Mr Charles Weekes groomsman. — Athol Shmith. Note: a photo of Phyllis May Brown is on the same page as this article. |
Marriage 1[4]
- Registration no.: 4003/1941
- Date: 1941
- Groom: Jack Henry MARR
- Bride: Phyllis May BROWN
- District: Victoria, Australia
Wedding description[5]
| The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) - Monday 10 February 1941 - page 6
MARR-BROWN At the Flemington Presbyterian Church on Saturday evening the wedding was celebrated of Phyllis May Brown, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Brown of Railway pl., Flemington and Corporal Jack Henry Marr, R.A.A.F., only child of Mr. H. W. J. Marr of Dangar st., Armidale (N.S.W.). Rev. A. A. Mackenzie officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of lace and net over satin. A halo of satin and lace held her tulle veil in place and she carried lilies. Mrs. C. W. Weekes was matron of honour and Miss Agnes Stevenson was bridesmaid. They wore flocks of sunset net over taffeta. Mr William Hemphill was best man and Mr C. Weekes was groomsman. A dinner party was held at Menzies Hotel. |
Military service WWII[6]
- Name: Jack Henry MARR
- Service: Royal Australian Air Force
- Service number: 8025
- Date of birth: 22 October 1914
- Place of birth: Arncliffe, New South Wales
- Date of enlistment: 16 January 1940
- Locality on enlistment: Guynor
- Place of enlistment: Laverton, Victoria
- Next of Kin: Phyllis MARR
- Date of discharge: 26 October 1945
- Rank: Sergeant
- Posting at discharge: 1 Personnel Depot
- Prisoner of war: no
- Honours: none for display
- A digital copy of Jack's military service record is available on the National Archives of Australia website here.
- Jack's military service photo can be found on the National Archives of Australia website here.
Marriage 2
- Date: between 1953 and 1982
- Groom: Jack Henry MARR
- Bride: Ursula SWAN
- District: (likely) Queensland, Australia
- Source: various family trees on ancestry.com note Ursula's second husband as being Jack Henry Marr; supported by their details on the FindAGrave website (refer to Ursula's burial details, below).
Death[7]
- Registration no: 1982/6321
- Date: 18 August 1982
- Name: Jack Henry MARR
- Parents: Constance Laura DELAMOTTE and Henry William Julian MARR
- District: Queensland, Australia
Burial[8]
- Name: Jack Henry MARR
- Birth: 26 Oct 1914, Rockdale, Bayside Council, New South Wales, Australia
- Death: 18 Aug 1982 (aged 67), Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
- Burial: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Holland Park, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
- Plot: Columbarium 34 -Section 8
- Memorial ID: 256120060
Sources
- ↑ Online indexes for New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - birth entry for Jack H MARR, 1914 - accessed 30 June 2024
- ↑ APPROACHING WEDDINGS (1941, February 6). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 8. Retrieved June 30, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8152896
- ↑ Today's Wedding's (1941, February 8). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 23. Retrieved June 30, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244511911
- ↑ Online indexes for New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - marriage entry for Jack Henry MARR and Phyllis May BROWN, 1941 - accessed 30 June 2024
- ↑ Period Frock Of White Moire (1941, February 10). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 6. Retrieved June 30, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8187008
- ↑ Department of Veterans' Affairs Nominal Roll WWII website - https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=861390&c=WW2 - accessed 30 June 2024
- ↑ Online indexes for Queensland Births, Deaths and Marriages - death entry for Jack Henry MARR, 1982 - accessed 30 June 2024
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #256120060
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