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ORR, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 637 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 October 1914, Enlisted in Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1894 |
| Home Town: | West End, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Addingstow Grammar School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 48, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 637, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 637, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 637, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 637, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 637 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia during 1911 aged 17 years
Son of Thomas and Annie Nimmo Orr of Alice Street, West End, QLD formerly of Forth, Scotland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces
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