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ORR, Albert Cyril
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3306 |
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Enlisted: | 24 June 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Carrieton, South Australia, 12 January 1896 |
Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
Schooling: | Adelaide High School, Muirden College of South Australia |
Occupation: | Customs Officer |
Died: | Ridge Park Private Hospital, Myrtle Bank, South Australia, 4 April 1973, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation. Interred on 6 June 1973. East, Wall 38, Niche E001 |
Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide Muirden College of South Australia Great War Roll of Honor, Goolwa War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3306, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3306, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3306, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
31 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, From 52nd Battalion | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3306, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
2 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3306, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Orr and Anna Maria Packendorff of Robert Street, Unley, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia 24 January 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarking on 5 March 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 16 November 1929 Albert married Violet Rebecca Lower in the Methodist Manse Goodwood, SA.