OBITUARY
COLONEL J. L. MARR
Colonel John Lynn Marr, elder son and heir of Sir James Marr, Bt., shipbuilder, of Sunderland, died at Sunderland yesterday, of pneumonia, at the age of 53.
Colonel Marr was a director of Wear shipbuilding firms, and of the Sunderland Forge and Engineering Company, a member of the River Wear Commission, and Chairman of the Sunderland Technical College Governors.
From 1912 he commanded the Durham Heavy Battery, R. G. A., which was mobilized in August, 1914, and served in France and Flanders.
In June, 1917, he was recalled to the Admiralty and was assistant director of the Merchant Shipping Department till the Armistice.
In April, 1920, he was appointed to command the 3rd Northumbrian Brigade, R. G. A. (T.).
He was made O.B.E. in 1918.
He leaves a widow and a young son, who becomes heir to the baronetcy.
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