John William ORR

Regimental number26966
OccupationPloughman
Next of kinFather, J Orr, Maheno, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd (Waikato) Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 1), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Matilda Orr, Main Road, Maheno, Oamaru, and the late John Orr
Family/military connectionsBrother: 26967 Pte Robert Charles ORR, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 21 February 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 6