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Aug 27, 1885
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Born in Tweed,
Ontario to Samuel Thomas and Cynthia (nee Vardy) Orr
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May 29, 1915
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Attested into the
59th Battalion CEF in Belleville, Ontario
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Number 454588
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Next of kin given
as James T. Orr, father, Tweed PO, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Tinsmith
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Previous military
experience given as CFA (Canadian Field Artillery)
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Religion given as
Methodist
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Assigned to
“D” Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area
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Nov 13, 1915
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Sentenced to 10
days detention for an unspecified offence
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Jan 30, 1916
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Forfeited 1 days
pay for an unspecified offence
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Apr 1, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 11, 1916
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Disembarked in
Liverpool, England and proceeded to the Bordon Camp
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Apr 19, 1916
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Reverted to the
rank of Private
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May 1, 1916
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Admitted to the
Connaught Hospital in Aldershot with a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not
Yet Determined)
This was later changed to read VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Jun 13, 1916
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Discharged to duty
from hospital and forfeited pay at the rate of 60¢ per day for his
stay in hospital as punishment for becoming infected with Gonorrhea
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Jun 16, 1916
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Admitted to the
Military Hospital in Shorncliffe for additional treatment for Gonorrhea
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Jun 20, 1916
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Transferred to the
General Hospital in Bulford
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the
39th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling while in
hospital
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Aug 10, 1916
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Discharged to duty
from hospital
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Aug 24, 1916
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Admitted to the
Military Hospital in Shorncliffe for additional treatment for Gonorrhea
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Aug 29, 1916
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Transferred to the
Barnwell Military Hospital in Cambridge
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Sep 28, 1916
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Discharged to duty
from hospital and forfeited pay at the rate of 60¢ per day for the
27 day stay in hospital as punishment for becoming infected with
Gonorrhea
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Oct 4, 1916
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Transferred to the
21st Battalion.
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Oct 5, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS
(Taken on Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Oct 16, 1916
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After leaving the
base depot, Private Orr joined the 21st
Battalion in billets in Divion, France
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Jan 5, 1917
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James’
brother, Charles Orr, attested
into the 254th Battalion in Tweed, Ontario
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Aug 15, 1917
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During the 21st
Battalion’s advance on Hill 70, the battalion was involved in
bloody hand to hand fighting and suffered severe losses. Private Orr was killed in
action and his body was never recovered from the battlefield. As such, his name is
honoured on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead
Man’s Penny), and Scroll were sent to his father, Samuel Orr,
Tweed, Ontario
There was no Memorial Cross issued
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