Ellis Alexander Parr

Forenames

Ellis Alexander AWMM

Surname

Parr AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/2887 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Birth

24 Apr 1891 AWMM

Next of kin

T.E. Parr (father), Te Puni Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/2887 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Military Medal (MM) AWMM
  London Gazette, 16 August 1917, p8430, Rec No 841: AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 12 Oct 1915 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM
Railway clerk/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 08 Jan 1916-08 Feb 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 37 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Sergeant AWMM 9th Reinforcements Auckland Mounted Rifles, A Squadron AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Gunner/Military AWMM
New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM

Son of Ann Stuart Parr and the late Thomas Edgar Parr of 6 Union Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand

Next of Kin: Mr T. E. Parr, Petone, Wellington (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

30 Oct 1917 AWMM
Age  26 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Memorial name

• Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM
• Auckland Railway Station, Te Taou Crescent, Auckland 1010. AWMM
• Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Featherston War Memorial, 89 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston, Wairarapa AWMM
• Featherston District War Memorial, cnr Fitzherbert and Fox Streets, Featherston.
  Public - Peter - 17 May 2021 - Name engraved on war memorial

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21384143
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/848044/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/848044
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference
• Casualty Form B103 is filed as images 9 & 10 in Robert Cuthill's (No. 22326) service record.
  Public - Jeff - Researcher - 17 March 2025 - https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R20994882

References

• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  21: 1
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 1: Includes portrait
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• HMNZT 37. Quinn's Post. New Zealand troopship magazine. As transport no. 37 the "Maunganui" carried the 9th Reinforcements, departing New Zealand 8 January 1916 and arriving Suez 8 February 1916. O.C. Troops was Capt. W.T. Joll and Ship's Master Capt. L. Worrall.
• Nicol, C.G. (1921). The story of two campaigns: Official war history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson & Horton.
• Byrne, J.R. (1922). New Zealand Artillery in the Field, 1914 - 18. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.