ORR, Ronald Page
| Service Number: | 330 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 13 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 20 August 1978, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Lawn S, Grave 71.Commemorated in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour with an Ulmus Spruce tree and a plaque |
| Tree Plaque: |
Ballarat Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Ballarat Avenue of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 330, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 330, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 330, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 330, 8th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the right thigh | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 330, 8th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe wound to the arm and shoulder. | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 330, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Orr and Kathleen (Kate) Mary Bernice Orr nee Walshe of Humffray Street south, Ballarat East, Victoria formerly of Horsham, Victoria.
Brother of John William Stewart Orr who returned to Australia on 17 February 1919 having served with the 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corp and Charles Walshe Orr who returned to Australia on 11 October 1918 having served with the 1st Mobile Veterinary Section
Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1917 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 18 September 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Ronald married Violet Larkins in Victoria