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ORR, John Bransom
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3110 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 3 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Esperance, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Esperance State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 October 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery Plot VIII, Row E, Grave 15, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Esperance District WW1 Honour Roll, Esperance War Memorial, Norseman District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3110, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3110, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3110, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Thomas Russell and Florence ORR. Native of Ipswich, Queensland.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Esperance,WA..
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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