I am looking for descendants of a John Orr who served in WW1 and lived in Oshawa in 1926. I have a hat badge that I recently traced to him and would give it to a descendant of his. I found it in my mothers’ garden around 1943.It is from the Canadian Highlanders Regiment. A few years ago I was curious and looked up who had lived in the house before my parents moved in. John Orr was living there in 1926. Last year I found a site with Attestation papers. I found John Orrs’ papers and he was in the Canadian Highlanders. If you could find a relative that would be great to give it to them.
THE ROYAL HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA
13th BATT 1st CANADIAN DIVISION
A search of the online CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Force) database brings up Captain John Orr born 27 August 1890 in Wishaw, Scotland, enlisting on 23 September 1914. His Regimental Number is 24908
His mother Helen is given as his next-of-kin and he was single.
I did some research and found the family in the 1881, 1891 and 1901 census for Wishaw,
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire Scotland. His father was Andrew, his mother Helen and John had many older siblings.
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| John Orr Attestation Paper front |
Father: Andrew Orr born ca 1849 Liberton Lanarkshire
Mother: Helen born ca 1851 Stonehouse Lanarkshire
Children:
- Marion b ca 1875
- Adam b ca 1877
- James b ca 1879
- Elizabeth b ca 1881
- Janet b ca 1884
- Mary b ca 1886
- Andrew Jr. b ca 1889
- John b. ca 1891
If any of my readers want to help find descendants so the cap badge could be returned to family, please leave responses as a comment on this blog. If you have information on living descendants it will not be published online but I will pass it on to Mike L.
What a terrific thing if we can send this cap badge to family!
