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William St Clair ORR

Regimental number6290
Place of birthSouth Grafton, New South Wales
SchoolGrafton High School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBent Street, South Grafton Clarence River, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Orr, Bent Street, South Grafton, Clarence River, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Mcgillivray on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 January 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBernafay Wood British Cemetery (Row K, Grave No. 62), Montauban, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
57
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Amelia ORR, Bent Street, South Grafton, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCosins: Leslie THOMPSON; James MARTIN
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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