Henry Joseph ORR

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Service Number:	5180
Enlisted:	22 November 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 10 December 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales Vaughan Catholic Lawn, Row 2, Grave 0032
Memorials:

22 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5180, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
24 Mar 1916:	Transferred Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 4th Battalion
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5180, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5180, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney
6 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5180, 56th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty
22 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5180, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Next of kin given as a friend Annie Cahill of Carp Street, Bega, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 8 September 1919 aboard HT Raranga disembarking on 29 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal