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ORR, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9942 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 December 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Christchurch, New Zealand, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor's Chainman |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 9942, 9th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 5 Jul 1916: | Involvement 9942, 9th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked 9942, 9th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 24 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9942, 9th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to tachycardia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband on Annie Orr of Benboyd Road, Neutral Bay, NSW
Commenced return to Australia 15 April 1918 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 13 June 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal