William John ORR

ORR, William John

    Service Number: 1731
    Enlisted: 14 June 1915, Brisbane, Qld
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 26th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Roma, Queensland, Australia, 1892
    Home Town: Muckadilla, Maranoa, Queensland
    Schooling: State School, Queensland, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 October 1916
    Cemetery: Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm)
    Plot VI, Row O, Grave No. 3, R
    Tree Plaque: Roma Heroes Avenue
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Golden Square District, Golden Square St. Mark's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honor, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board
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    World War 1 Service

    14 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1731, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld
    17 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 1731, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
    17 Aug 1915: Embarked Private, 1731, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Brisbane
    12 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1731, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    27 May 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1731, 26th Infantry Battalion, BW to leg and face sustained at Bois Grenier. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 2 Jul 1916.
    27 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1731, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    4 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1731, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    22 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1731, 26th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
    16 Oct 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1731, 26th Infantry Battalion, Zillebeke/Sanctuary Wood

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    Biography contributed by Robert Wight

    Parents: William and Julia ORR, Muckadilla, Queensland.
    Brother: 2919 Sapper James ORR, 9th Field Company Enginners, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919.

    According to several eye witness accounts (Red Cross file), Pte Orr was killed when serving in the front line trenches near Ypres (in fact Zillebeke/Sanctuary Wood) when the Germans shelled their position.

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