ORR, Charles Walsh
| Service Number: | 699 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Mobile Veterinary Section |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 13 August 1886 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal Employee |
| Died: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 5 February 1970, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria Catholic area B, 33, 0404. Commemorated in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour with a Ulmus Spruce tree and a plaque |
| Memorials: | Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1 |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 699, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 699, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 699, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Mobile Veterinary Section , From 8th Battalion | |
| 10 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 699, 1st Mobile Veterinary Section , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Orr and Kathleen (Kate) Mary Bernice Orr nee Walshe of Humffray Street south, Ballarat East, Victoria formerly of Horsham, Victoria.
Brother of John William Stewart Orr who returned to Australia on 17 February 1919 having served with the 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corp and Ronald Page Orr who returned to Australia on 18 September 1917 having served with the 8th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 24 August 1918 aboard HT Medic disembarking on 11 October 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Charles married Marjorie Elizabeth Bartlett Beames in Victoria