James Bransome ORR MM

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ORR, James Bransome

Other Name:	Orr, James Bernard
Service Numbers:	195, N388508
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted in Blackboy Hill WA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Field Company Engineers
Born:	Ipswich, Queensland, 15 September 1892
Home Town:	Esperance, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fitter
Died:	Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia, 30 January 1975, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales Vaughan Catholic Lawn, Row 57, Grave 0029. Commemorated with a plaque in the WA Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Esperance District WW1 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 195, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted in Blackboy Hill WA
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Sapper, 195, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Sapper, 195, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Medic, Fremantle
12 Oct 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, During the operations east of Ypres on 4th/5th October 1917 he was one of a party engaged on a Strong Point and by his cheerfulness and devotion to duty set a fine example to all. When his Section Officer was wounded he went to his assistance through heavy shell fire. He did splendid work throughout. Commonwealth Gazette 31 on 7 March 1918
19 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 195, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Shell wound to the left hand
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 195
23 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 195, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

World War 2 Service

12 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N388508, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW
22 Jul 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N388508

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Russell Orr and Florence Orr nee Branson of Esperance Bay, WA.

Attestation paper is incorrectly listed as James Bernard Orr.

Brother of John Branson Orr who was killed in action on 20 October 1917 and is buried in the Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Plot V111, Row E, Grave 15

Commenced return to Australia as wounded on 23 September 1918 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 14 November 1918

Medals WW1: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, Britsh War Medal, Victory Medal

Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal

During 1919c James married Edna Doris Earl in Boulder, WA

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