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ORDE, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1007 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1914, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Beaufort, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 23 June 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Public Cemetery, Victoria Lawn 2, Grave 42426 |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1007, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1007, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1007, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1007, 7th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right leg. | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 24 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1007, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas John Orde and Maria Orde nee Cambridge of Sternberg Street, Bendigo, Victoria.
Brother of Kenneth Cambridge Orde who returned to Australia on 21 March 1918 javing served with the 1st Divisional Signal Company.
Commenced return to Australia from Taranto on 24 September 1918 aboard HT Kaiser-i-Hind then transhipped to HT Devon on 10 October 1918 and disembarking on 23 November 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Thomas married Annie Frances McGorm in Victoria