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ORR, Hugh George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2584 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 26 March 1922 |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Public Cemetery, Victoria Mon D6, Grave 14359. |
| Memorials: | Boulder Roll of Honor, Golden Square St. Mark's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2584, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2584, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2584, 3rd Field Company Engineers, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 27 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2584, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to tuberculosis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Hugh Orr and Alexina Orr nee McCracken of McDonald Road, Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 October 1916 aboard HS Karoola disembarking at Fremantle on 2 December 1916; he then embarked HT Euripides at Fremantle for onward travel to Melbourne disembarking on 21 February 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal