Name

Hugh Orr.

Description

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate relating to Private Hugh Orr.

Life Story

Name: Hugh Orr.

Service Number: 9285.

Rank: Private.

Battalion: 2nd Battalion.

Regiment: Highland Light Infantry.

Born: 14th November 1869, Newtownards, County Down.

Died: 17th May 1915.

Address: 5 Crimea Street, Belfast

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Hugh Orr, son of Nicholas and late Margaret Orr, Stepson of Eliza Jane Orr, is connected to 5 Crimea Street, Shankill Road, Belfast.

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Hugh joined the Highland Light Infantry.

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 5th of January 1915.

Hugh was a Private 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry when he was Killed In Action on the 17th May 1915 aged 45 years

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The Orr family are wrote about in greater depth within the Barry Niblock Great War Memorial Book, The War Dead of North Down and Ards

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This family lost five members, with Hugh losing his half brothers Francis and Nicholas, while also losing his two nephews Andrew and John Orr

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Hugh Orr - K.I.A.

Francis Orr - Half Brother K.I.A.

Nicholas Orr - Half Brother K.I.A.

Andrew Orr - Nephew K.I.A.

John Orr - Nephew K.I.A

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Others within the Orr Family that Served included

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Robert Orr D.C.M Served Royal Scots Half Brother.

James Orr Served Scottish Regiment Brother.

Hugh Orr Served Royal Navy Nephew.

Nicholas Served 86th Mackey Gun Battalion Nephew.

Francis Served Canadian Expeditionary Force Nephew.

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An extract from a local newspaper relating to his brother John's sons, his nephews, mentions Hugh within, and states.

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The example of patriotism set by Mr John Orr's family and relatives is one on which he should feel proud, and one which, we think, in addition to his gallant son Andrew, referred to above, has the following sons serving the King - Rifleman John Orr, at the front with the Ulster Division Private Frances Orr, at present training with one of the battalions on Canada Hugh Orr, called up from the naval reserve, and now serving on H.M.S Illustrious Nicholas Orr, 86th Mackey Gun Battalion, now training at Shorncliffe Camp England. Mr John Orr's brother, Hugh Orr, was in the Highland Light Infantry, and was killed in action on the 21st May 1915. Frances Orr (half brother) was killed in action in May 1915 James Orr (half brother) is on active service at the front with a Scotch Regiment, and another half brother (Robert Orr) is a drill sergeant in a Scotch Regiment. Well done the Orr's

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See half brother also: 8298 Rifleman Frank Orr 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.

See half brother also: 741 Rifleman Nicholas Orr 15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.

See half brother also: 15223 Company Sergeant Major Robert Orr 13th Battalion The Royal Scots.

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See nephew also: 55918 Andrew Orr Rifleman 15th Battalion Canadian Infantry.

See nephew also: 774 Rifleman John Orr 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.

See nephew also: 174360 Private Nicholas Orr 86th Machine Gun Battalion C.E.F.

See nephew also: S.S 107946 Stoker 1 Hugh Orr Royal Navy.

See nephew also: 757998 Private Francis Orr 19th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force.

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Hugh received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1915 Star.

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He is Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France.

To Remember Is To Honour

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Footnote.

Although five of the Orr family were not born or grew up on the Shankill Road, and the connection is simply that their grandparents lived within it, S.A.S.H believe that it is only right to keep this family and their sacrifice together, and do so to show the depth of Loyalty, Devotion and Commitment that this family, and many many more, had to their King and Country at this time

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The saying All Gave Some, Some Gave All, relates to many families within Ireland at that time, and therefore it is appropriate for this family to be highlighted and kept as one.