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ORR, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19912 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1917, Enlisted at Redfern, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Saddler |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Driver |
| Died: | Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia, 3 December 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican, Section 8, Grave 247 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 19912, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Redfern, NSW | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 19912, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 19912, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 15 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Saddler, 19912, Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David C. Orr and Catherine Orr of Cooma, NSW'
Husband of Jane Orr of Trafalgar Street, Annandale, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 6 June 1918 aboard HT Barambah disembarking on 31 July 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Medal: British War Medal