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ORR, James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2919, Q119059 |
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Enlisted: | 11 May 1916 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
Born: | MUCKADILLA, QLD, 26 February 1894 |
Home Town: | Muckadilla, Maranoa, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 December 1971, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane 5ANZ-66 |
Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Muckadilla Harry Murray VC Remembrance Wall, Muckadilla Harry Murray VC Remembrance Wall, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2919, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
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21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2919, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2919, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
10 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Field Company Engineers | |
15 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2919, 9th Field Company Engineers, Returned to Australia per HMAT City of Exeter | |
3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2919, 9th Field Company Engineers |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Q119059, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
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9 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Q119059, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
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