Robert Charles ORR

Regimental number26967
Place of birthMaheno
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Helen 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 Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialPont-du-Hem Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No 25), La Gorgue, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Matilda Orr, Main Road, Maheno
Family/military connectionsBrother: 26966 Pte John William ORR, 2nd (Waikato) Company, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 4 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

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

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