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We remember James Orr
We remember James Orr
Timeline
Timeline
service
British Army
Gunner
317475
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Kent) Heavy Battery
Source:6988347
1917
death
Ypres
Belgium
Source:6988347
10th September 1917
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | James |
| Initials | J |
| Last Name | Orr |
| Source | 3338883 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 317475 | Royal Garrison Artillery | (Kent) Heavy Battery | Gunner |
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Portrait photograph of Gunner J OrrGunner J Orr 1 (Kent) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery Gunner Orr enlisted in June 1915 and was killed at Ypres on 10 September 1917. He is buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery. Photograph presented by his sister, Miss E Orr of Glasgow.
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Charlotte33 -
Gunner James Orr ID braceletI believe this James Orr was my grandmother's(Euphamia Orr) brother who was killed in WW1. This is the ID braclet that I inherited from her(in addition to the death disc and a couple of James Orr's medals. I know my grandmother lived in Edinborough until about 1921 and her husband was from Glasgow. The info on the disc seems to match up to Gunner James Orr #317475 bio on the IWM site.Contributed by:
Thomas57461
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Photo of J Orr on Faces of the First World War | Lucy56 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Gunner J Orr | Charlotte33 | |
| Gunner James Orr ID bracelet | Thomas57461 |
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