Percy James ORGILL

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ORGILL, Percy James

Service Numbers:	4670, 4570
Enlisted:	16 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 16 February 1962, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dandenong General Cemetery Church of England, Compartment Z, Section 1, Grave 67
Memorials:	Dandenong State School 1403 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

16 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4670, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 4670, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 4670, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
12 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion
27 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4570, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Henry Orgill and Sarah Ann Orgill nee Hawkes of Scott Street, Dandenong, Victoria.

Brother of Arthur Garfield Orgill who was killed in action on 11 April 1917 while serving with the 5th Battalion and is buried in the Vaulx Hill Cemetery, Plot 1, Row G, Grave 21; Ernest Alfred Orgill who was killed in action on 23 March 1917 while serving with the 23rd Battaiion and is buried in the Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Row A, Grave 43.

Commenced return to Australia 5 July 1919 aboard HT Port Melbourne disembarking on 20 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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