James ORR

ORR, James

Service Number: 30994
Enlisted: 10 July 1916
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: West Calder, Scotland, January 1884
Home Town: Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Petrie Terrace State School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Grocer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 October 1917
Cemetery: The Huts Cemetery, ​Dickebusch, Belgium
Plot XII, Row C, Grave No. 3,
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

10 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 30994, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
19 Dec 1916: Involvement Gunner, 30994, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
19 Dec 1916: Embarked Gunner, 30994, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Orontes, Sydney
30 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column
28 Oct 1917: Involvement Gunner, 30994, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 30994 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-28

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