ORR, Thomas Stanley
| Service Number: | 1372 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1372, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1372, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Thomas Stanley Orr was born in Bendigo, the son of Thomas William and Esther Emma Orr. The family lived in Mitchell Street but later moved to 13 Rowan Street.
Thomas enlisted in Bendigo on 17.2.16, aged 18 years and 5 months. He was an Electrician, 5’ 6½” in height, with a dark complexion, hazel eyes and dark brown hair. On 15.3.16 he was appointed to the 39th Battalion and allotted Service No. 1372. He embarked for overseas on 25.5.16.
He disembarked in England, and spent the next months in training camp. He embarked for France on 23.11.16.
On 14.2.17 he was accidentally wounded in the face and hands during Professional Grenade practice at the Special School of Instructions. He was admitted to hospital in France and then transferred to England.
He embarked for return to Australia on 27.8.17. He was discharged Medically Unfit due to the wounds to his right hand.
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honor, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone