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Peter ORR

Regimental number1597
Place of birthGirvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
SchoolGirvan High School, Ayrshire, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinBrother, David Orr, Burnside, Gowan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row B, Grave Nofd. 25), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
37
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary Clowes ORR. Native oof Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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