Thomas ORR

ORR, Thomas

    Service Number: 28891
    Enlisted: 17 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Gunner
    Last Unit: 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column
    Born: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
    Home Town: Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Laborer
    Died: Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 22 July 1971, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    Cremation service held on 23 July 1971 with the remains being scattered at the cemetery
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 28891, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    30 Sep 1916: Involvement Gunner, 28891, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
    30 Sep 1916: Embarked Gunner, 28891, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
    21 Jun 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From Medium Trench Mortar Batteries in the field
    10 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 28891, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 5th Military District as a deserter

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of David Orr and Christine Elizabeth Orr of Abercrombie Street, Redfern, NSW.

    Commenced return to Australia on 1 july 1919 aboard HT Karmala but failed to re-embark at Fremantle on 10 August 1919 later signing a confession on 11 May 1920 at Sydney admitting that he ha deserted 

    Not eliglible for medals due to desertion

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