Regimental number | 7115 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
School | Perth Boys' School, Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, John Orr, 58 Clotilde Street, Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Albany, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He enlisted at age 18.2 with his parents' consent. He contracted pneumonia at Fovant, England, and reached France on 13 May 1918. He was wounded at Morlancourt, 10 June 1918, and on 4 October 1918; died at 58th Casualty Clearing Station. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | nr Bellicourt, France |
Age at death | 19.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 37), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Theresa ORR, 58 Clotilde Street, Mount Lawley, South Australia. Native of Perth, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1827 R.J. KELLY, 1st Australian Camel Corps, killed in action, Gaza, 16 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |