The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

DelBoy · Last edited by DelBoy on Sat Oct 29, 2011 8:40 pm; edited 1 time in total

George Turnbull Orrock is absent from the CWGC & SNWM registers.

Pte Orrock joined the army in October 1914 from being a farm servant near Inverkeilor in Angus.
He was in the 8th Btn Black Watch and received a gunshot wound to his left thigh on the 10th of October 1915. For 18 months he was in hospital in England but never recovered from his injuries and died in Arbroath infirmary on 29th of November 1918. He was buried with full military honours in Invekeilor churchyard.

Kinnenthmont has the case in hand, including Orrocks' discharge papers and death certificate, but I thought I'd share Private Orrocks story with the forum.

He is remembered on the memorials at Inverkeilor and Arbroath as well as having a biography and photo in the Arbroath & district Roll of Honour.

Cheers,
Derek.

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

As Derek relates:

A case for S/6388 Pte George Turnbull Orrock, “A” Coy., 8th Battalion, Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) been forwarded on his behalf, to CWGC / MOD as a non comm death due to service related causes. His details are now in the system.
It has been put forward as Orrock but he may well be commemorated as Orrick. This is the spelling on his file and is actually how he signed his name. I have submitted all that is available to support ORROCK as the correct surname spelling.

I have now established the location of his grave and am aware it is unmarked.

Well done Derek in finding him.
_________________
Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

www.kinnethmont.co.uk

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

The name of Pte. George Turnbull Orrock was added to the CWGC database today.

Name: ORROCK, GEORGE TURNBULL
Initials: G T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 8th Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 29/11/1918
Service No: S/6388
Additional information: Son of James and Mary Ann Orrock, of Inverkeilor, Arbroath.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: UNITED KINGDOM BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE

It is known that he is buried in Inverkeilor kirkyard

MISSING NO MORE
_________________
Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

www.kinnethmont.co.uk

dhubthaigh · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 6:58 pm Post subject:

Good news.

Mark

DelBoy · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 2:30 am Post subject:

A headstone was erected recently at Inverkeilor over his grave site.

Keptie · Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:28 pm Post subject: Orrock

A great congratulations for finding this Brave Hero of War Pte G T Orrock /Orrick of the 8th Black Watch and died of wounds on 29th Nov 1918 .

He is not even listed in the angus etc register for THE IMPERIAL WAR GRAVES COMMISSION dated 1931 as there are no WW1 war graves listed in that Inverkeilor churchyard .

Thank you Derek for this addition to the CWGC index

(pat w Anderson )

Keptie · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 2:12 pm Post subject: Orrock Black Watch

On 1 April 2016 , I received an email from Lt Col Roger J Binks ,keeper of the Rolls at the Scottish National War Memorial at the Edinburgh castle informing me that the Roll had been added to with the name of

Pte S/6388 GEORGE TURNBULL ORROCK , 8th Black Watch born Carmyllie Forfarshire and death from wounds UK (Arbroath ) 29th November 1918 .

My thanks go to Derek Robertson on this site for his assistance and permission to put an application forward to the SNWM for Pte Orrock to be added to the BW roll ,. Also thanks to Lt Col Roger Binks once again in accepting the details of the casualty and adding his name to the roll for 1914-1918 war casualties

Pat W Anderson

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 2:41 pm Post subject:

Well done Pat!
(and Derek and the good Colonel)
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Ken