Stephen ORLOFF

ORLOFF, Stephen

Service Number: 2372
Enlisted: 5 May 1916, Enlisted at Frasers Hill. Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 41st Infantry Battalion
Born: Pskof, Russia, 1885
Home Town: Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, June 1966, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW
Methodist Section, Section 1, Grave 830
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World War 1 Service

5 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2372, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Frasers Hill. Victoria
21 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2372, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2372, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane
18 Jul 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion
4 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2372, 41st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right foot resulting in the second toe having to be amputated
21 Aug 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2372, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to amputation of a toe

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was given as Masonic Hike, Rockhampton, QLD.

Son of Epimia Sergieff of State of Pakda, Ostraf District, Soninskoy Volosty, Village of Plashkins, Russia

Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 1 June 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In December 1937 Stephen was residing in Doonside, NSW.