Private James Edward Orgar
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Orgar,
James Edward
Date of birth: 1891-01-10
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Lousia Ongar, Mother, Caistor Gte, PO Box Lincoln, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Machinist
Occupation (normalized): Metalworking Machine Setter-Operator, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-09-17
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Contay British Cemetery, II. B. 18.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 157039
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Listed as wounded in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offesive. He was no doubt killed on this occasion.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 81742
LAC ID:
544337
Service file: B7481-S004
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Thomas and Louisa Orgar, of London, England.
This man had previously served in the 3rd Hamilton and AMC.
Uploader's Research notes:
Info from the attestation papers and the war diary. This man is on the CWGC site.
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion C ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-08-27