Francis James ORR

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Service Number:	3435
Enlisted:	29 March 1917, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Wycheproof, Victoria, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dairy Farmer
Died:	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1 June 1963, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Roman Catholic L, Row 12 Grave 5. Interred on 4 June 1963
Memorials:

29 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3435, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
7 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 3435, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
7 Sep 1917:	Embarked Private, 3435, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
6 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3435, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Joseph Orr and Annie Orr nee Trahar of Wycheproof, Victoria,

Commenced return to Australia on 3 July 1919 aboard HT Malta disembarking on 7 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Mary Ann Orr nee Kelly of Seymour, Victoria later of North Geelong, Victoria. Francis and Mary married during 1917c in Victoria