James Frederick ORTH

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Service Number:	379
Enlisted:	11 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	13th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Nathalia, Victoria, Australia, 24 March 1895
Home Town:	Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 7 April 1968, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cassia, Wall ZL, Niche 181. Service held on 9 April 1968
Memorials:	Brighton North Road Presbyterian Church HB, Nathalia War Memorial

11 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 379, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
28 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 379, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
28 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 379, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
23 Dec 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 379, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of James Orth and Julia Madeline nee Sherdrake of St Kilda Street, Elsternwick, Victoria.

Brother of Frank Alexander Orth who returned to Australia on 4 March 1919 havings served with the 30th Battalion.

Commenced return to Australia on 25 September 1915 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 17 October 1915

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1923c James married Muriel Caroline Fourd in Victoria