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ORMSTON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2705 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Watta Wella, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Joel Joel State Schol, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XL11, Row D, Grave 18. Headstone inscription reads: Greater love hath no man Commemorated in Stawell Cemetery, Victoria. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Joel Joel War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2705, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2705, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2705, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 22 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 59th Battalion | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 2705, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2705 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Smith Ormston and Christina Ormston nee Young of Stawell, Victoria.
Brother of George William Ormston who died of wounds on 5 June 1918 while serving with the 6th Battalion and is buried in the Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Plot 11, Row D, Grave 2
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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