Ernest Ralph ORR

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Service Number:	16017
Enlisted:	5 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	1st Australian Wireless Squadron (ANZAC)
Born:	Dunedin, New Zealand, 1893
Home Town:	Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Builder
Memorials:

5 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 16017, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron (ANZAC), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement Driver, 16017, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron (ANZAC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
22 Aug 1916:	Embarked Driver, 16017, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron (ANZAC), RMS Mooltan, Melbourne
7 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 16017, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron (ANZAC), Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of Robert Orr and Mary Jane Orr of Rathmines Road, Auburn, Victoria formerly of Dunedin, NZ.

Proceeded to Inda on 4 May 1918 aboard HT Hardinge

Commenced return to Australia from Bombay on 13 April 1919 aboard SS Eastern disembarking on 8 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1974 Ernest was residing in Haberfield, NSW