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ORR, Otto
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4242 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 15 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kalangadoo, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Woodside Hospital, Woodside, South Australia, 7 September 1963, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Penola District WW1 Roll of Honor, Penola Memorial Walk |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4242, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4242, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4242, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, From 10th Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4242, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters , From 50th Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 4242 | |
| 27 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 4242, 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters , Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Orr and Catherine Orr nee Buckingham of Kalangadoo, SA.
Commenced return to Australia 18 July 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 4 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 25 September 1926 Otto married Ellen Florence Lugg in St Pauls Church, Adelaide, SA