William Lewis ORR

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Service Number:	8986
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Field Ambulance
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Geelong West, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 February 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on 10 February 1958 and remains were collected
Memorials:

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8986, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
8 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 8986, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 8986, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 8986, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
8 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 8986, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Field Ambulance, In London
8 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Field Ambulance
3 Sep 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 8986, 8th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of William Ferguson Orr and Agnes Orr nee Croft of Waratah Street, Geelong West, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 12 July 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 17 August 1918 at Sydne for onward travel to Melbourne.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1919c William married Ada Florence Condor in Victoria