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ORR, Archibald Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7050 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1916, Enlisted at Kiama, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1881 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, January 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Presbyterian area: Section B, Grave 431 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7050, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kiama, NSW | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7050, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7050, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7050, 13th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the abdominal wall. Embarked for England on 24 October 1917 aboard HS Ville de Liege | |
| 14 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7050, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Orr and Isabella Matilda Orr nee Whalley of Prahran, Victoria.
On the way to England failed to re-embark at Capetown on 27 December 1916 due to medical treatment, he later re-embarked at Capetown for England on 29 January 1917
Husband of Edith Agnes Orr nee Hensey of Avenue Road, Hammersmith, England. Archibald and Edith were married on 24 February 1918 in St. Thomas's Church, Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, England. Vicar Henry Small officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 24 August 1918 aboard HT Medic disembarking on 9 Ocotber 1918.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal