Alexander ORR

Regimental number10/222A
Date of birth31 December 1892
Place of birthTane, Pahiatua
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm hand
AddressGreytown
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.8
Height5' 6.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinD Orr, Greytown
Previous military serviceGreytown Volunteers (2 years)
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 20 November 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Devanah', Dardanelles, 2 May 1915 (ingrown toenails); rejoined unit, Anzac, 14 July 1915.

Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 20 August 1915 (sprained knee); transferred to Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 24 August 1915; discharged to light duties at 4th Training Battalion Zeitoun, 22 September 1915.

Commenced return from Suez on board HS 'Tahiti', 20 November 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 December 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service), 5 August 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 358 days (of which 1 year 71 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death13 February 1949, Palmerston North
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21382726

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