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ORR, William Esperance Branson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1768 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Enlisted at Norseman, WA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Esperance, Western Australia, 30 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Esperance, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Manning, Western Australia, 4 December 1987, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated. Ashes taken by administrator |
| Memorials: | Esperance District WW1 Honour Roll, Norseman District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1768, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Norseman, WA | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1768, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1768, 10th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle | |
| 8 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1768, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Russell Orr and Florence Orr nee Bransom of Esperance, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 10 July 1919 aboard HT Oxfordshire disembarking on 4 August 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c William married Kathleen Jean Grainger in Esperance, WA.
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