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ORR, William Vincent John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3248 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Signal Squadron, AIF |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 27 August 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated with ashes being spread at the cemetery |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3248, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3248, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3248, 8th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Morea, Melbourne | |
| 5 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Signal Squadron, AIF, At Moascar | |
| 13 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3248, 2nd Signal Squadron, AIF, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William John Orr and Alice Orr nee Grogan of Edward Street, Elsternwick, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 17 July 1919 aboard HT Dunluce Castle disembarking on 26 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c William married Rita May Dunn in Victoria