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ORR, Edwin John Keith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX14343 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 January 1941, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park |
| Born: | Kalangadoo, South Australia, 17 November 1921 |
| Home Town: | Bordertown, Tatiara, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer and Truck driver |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 20 March 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial Panel 24. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bordertown WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 20 Mar 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX14343, 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park |
Personal Stories
Army Service
SX14343 PTE Edwin John Keith Orr served with the 8th Division Ammunition Sub-park in Malaya and Singapore. As a POW he left the Changi POW Camp on 28 March 1943 for Borneo on the DeKlerk as part of E Force.
Traveling via Kuching, Edwin arrived at Berhala Island on 14 Apr 43. Worked on the Sandakan airstrip and died on 4 March 1945.
Edwin is remembered with a plaque at the Labuan War Cemetery - panel 26.
Submitted 12 April 2022 by Robert Kenny
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