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ORR, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2919, Q119059 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
| Born: | MUCKADILLA, QLD, 26 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Muckadilla, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 December 1971, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane 5ANZ-66 |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Muckadilla Harry Murray VC Remembrance Wall, Muckadilla Harry Murray VC Remembrance Wall, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2919, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2919, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2919, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Field Company Engineers | |
| 15 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2919, 9th Field Company Engineers, Returned to Australia per HMAT City of Exeter | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2919, 9th Field Company Engineers |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Q119059, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
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| 9 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, Q119059, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
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