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James ORR

Regimental number85
Date of birth7 February 1886
Place of birthBelfast, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPlatelayer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 6"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMrs Whitelaw, London, Ontario, Canada
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the 5th Royal Canadian Highland Regiment.
Enlistment date10 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 31 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HMAT 'Ceramic', 4 May 1915 (invalided: venereal disease); disembarked Melbourne, 25 May 1915.

Returned to Broadmeadows for duty, 1 June 1915.
SourcesNAA: B2455, ORR James

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