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Cenotaph record

English Māori

Ernest Orr

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Orr AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 14314 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs E.A. Orr (mother), Kaitangiweka, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Messines AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 14314 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Ernest Orr was the son of John William and Elizabeth A. Orr, of Kaitangiweka, Taumarunui, New Zealand.

      New Zealand at the Front ( a magazine written and published and illustrated in France by men of the New Zealand Division) 1917 issue, page141. AWMM
    • Ernest killed 7 June 1917, his brother Henry William killed the following day 8 June 1917. Both are named on the Inglewood Cenotaph. (Sadly and coincidentally 2 other Inglewood brothers Edgar Old killed also 7 June 1917, and Harry Old killed 8 June 1917) All 4 commemorated at Messines Ridge) Public - Gayleen Mary - Researcher - 2 March 2015 - Auckland Museum Military Records
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    7 June 1917 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • You were my grand uncle. Remembering you as we mark the centenary of the First World War. "A soldier is never dead until he is forgotten".
    Public - Raewyn - Other Relative - 19 March 2015
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  • A small note to a fallen family member..your contribution shall remain unforgotten a great great uncle never met.
    Public - Robyn - Other Relative - 28 February 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 April 2019BrendonAucklandOther relative
19 March 2015RaewynSydney, AustraliaOther Relative
02 March 2015Gayleen MaryInglewood, New ZealandResearcher
28 February 2015RobynThe Far North New ZealandOther Relative
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