William ORUM

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Service Numbers:	1787, 1897, 1787, 1897, 1787
Enlisted:	24 December 1914, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA. Originally issued with number 1787 but changed
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Kadina, South Australia, 22 April 1887
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Daw Park, South Australia, 24 April 1992, aged 105 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales
Memorials:

24 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1787, 1897, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA. Originally issued with number 1787 but changed
1 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1787, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1787, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide
17 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , At Tel-el-Kebir
23 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1897, 1787, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Son of Charles Janus Marius Orum and Elizabeth Halls Orum nee Anthony of Wolfram Street, Broken Hill, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Borda disembarklmg on 23 June 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 19 February 1949 William married Shirley Dorothy Houston in the Glenelg Congregational Church, SA