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ORR, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 85, 2264 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Helea Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 19 May 1885 |
| Home Town: | Gisborne, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rhylshire Public School, Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Platelayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" His name appears on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 85, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helea Vale, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 85, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 85, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2264, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion, At Serapeum. Issued with number 2264 | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Next of kin given as his sister Mrs. Whitelaw of Jacqueline Street, London, Ontario, Canada. Later changed to his adopted mother Agnes McCreadie of Raine Street, Saltcoats, Aryshire, Scotland
Previously served with the 5th Royal Canadian Highland Regiment for about 3 years.
Commenced return to Australia on HT Ceramic on 4 May 1915 disembarking on 25 May 1915 at Melbourne and returned to duty on 1 June 1915 at Broadmeadows, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal