Hubert William ORCHARD

ORCHARD, Hubert William

    Service Number: 2363
    Enlisted: 6 December 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
    Last Rank: Shoeing-Smith
    Last Unit: 15th Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 17 December 1881
    Home Town: Tingha, Guyra, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Engine Driver
    Died: Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia, 18 January 1970, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Urunga Cemetery, NSW
    Anglican, Row H, Grave 16
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    World War 1 Service

    6 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2363, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
    12 May 1916: Involvement Private, 2363, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anglo Egyptian embarkation_ship_number: A25 public_note: ''
    12 May 1916: Embarked Private, 2363, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anglo Egyptian, Sydney
    11 Nov 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd ANZAC Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps, From 1st Light Horse Battalion
    1 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 15th Light Horse Regiment, From 1st ANZAC Imperial Camel Corps
    15 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 2363, 15th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Arthur Orchard and Annie Orchard nee Gray of Armidale, NSW.

    Husband of Myrtle May Orchard nee Williams of Womerah Avenue, Darlinghurst, NSW. Herbert and Myrtle married during 1916c in Balmain, NSW.

    Commenced return to Australia on 19 April 1919 aboard HT Warwickshire disembarking on 31 May 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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