Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Eric Hamilton Orr Born 7 March 1880 - Died 18 January 1958 PDF Key details Service number7/1567 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankInter War Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Ashburton Battalion, Home Service Section AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Major Eric Hamilton Orr, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 2 / F973 40. Image is subject … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesEric Hamilton AWMM SurnameOrr AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number7/1567 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth7 March 1880 AWMM Ashburton, Canterbury AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 1 October 1915 AWMM Cameron Street, Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Amy Orr (wife), Cameron Street, Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 9 October 1915 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignMessines AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number7/1567 AWMM Military serviceServed with the NZ Volunteers prior to WWI. AWMM Served as a Major with 8 South Canterbury Mounted Rifles from 1920. AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion AWMM 8 South Canterbury Mounted Rifles AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM Citation: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an attack. He showed great determination and skill during an advance of one and a half miles. On two occasions when the enemy pierced the line of the battalion on the left, he led forward a party under intense shell and machine gun fire, closing the gap and restoring the situation." London Gazette, 22 June 1918. AWMM 1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 1 October 1915 AWMM Age 35 AWMM Businessman/Civilian AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 9 October 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 32 or HMNZT 33 or HMNZT 34 AWMM Vessel was Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo AWMM Captain/Military AWMM Canterbury Mounted Rifles AWMM 7th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankInter War 13 April 1919 AWMM End of war AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Ashburton Battalion, Home Service Section AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Second-in-command (2I/C) of Auckland Regiment, 1 March 1916.Temporarily Commanding Officer (CO) of 1 Battalion, Akl Regt at Messines.Served as a Major with the Ashburton Battalion, Home Guard, 1942. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death18 January 1958 AWMM Age 77 AWMM Ashburton, Canterbury AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Eric Hamilton Orr by laying a poppy. Douglas Orr Edgar David Walter Orr Eric Hamilton Orr Eric James Orr Ernest Orr Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Eric Hamilton Orr Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21382739 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 555 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
