William Emanuel ORR

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Service Number:	5635
Enlisted:	18 January 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, 27 September 1895
Home Town:	Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 24 February 1974, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland Grave 1A, maybe unmarked
Memorials:	Windsor State School Honour Board

18 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5635, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
7 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 5635, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
7 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 5635, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
12 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion
21 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5635, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of William Orr and Alice Orr nee Riordon of John Street, Windsor, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Ypiringa disembarking on 5 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 22 September 1922 William married Mona Marcella Battese in QLD.