Alexander Charles ORR

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Service Number:	6555
Enlisted:	29 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cockatoo Island, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Fairfield, Fairfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Auburn, New South Wales, Australia, 12 May 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Wall, OK, Niche 236
Memorials:

29 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6555, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6555, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6555, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
21 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6555, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Samuel Orr and Helen (Ellen) Orr nee Charles of Orange Grove, Fairfield, NSW.

Severed his apprenticeship with Ritchie Bros of Auburn, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 31 May 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 12 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal