Military service
Burial/memorial information
He was one of 53 Canadians who lost their lives on July 4-5, 1943. They were travelling in convoy KMS-18B on their way to Sicily, Italy, for Operation Husky. Three ships (City of Venice, St. Essylt and Devis) were torpedoed and sunk by German u-boats in the Mediterranean Sea near Alger, Algeria.
1939-45 Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp
Digital gallery of Sapper James Orr
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Memorial
Cassino Memorial - located within the Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Inscription
Inscription on the Cassino Memorial - located within the Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sapper James Orr
Digital gallery of
Sapper James Orr
Digital gallery of
Sapper James Orr
Digital gallery of
Sapper James Orr
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 200 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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