William James ORR

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Service Number:	5391
Enlisted:	10 November 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	14th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Berrima, New South Wales, Australia, 29 March 1894
Home Town:	Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 10 February 1971, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

10 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5391, 7th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
17 Dec 1915:	Involvement Sapper, 5391, 7th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915:	Embarked Sapper, 5391, 7th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
18 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 14th Field Company Engineers, From 7th Field Company Engineers
13 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5391, 14th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of William James Orr and Sarah Orr of Milton Street, Granville, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 22 May 1919 aboard HT Durham disembarking on 22 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal