Alfred William (Wan) ORWIN

Alfred William (Wan) ORWIN Update Details

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Other Name:	Osborne, William Alfred - WWI Service Record
Service Number:	22549
Enlisted:	20 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	7th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1892
Home Town:	Richmond Plains, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plasterer
Died:	Preston, Victoria, Australia, 25 August 1963, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 5, Wall H, Niche 9. Service held 27 August 1963
Memorials:

20 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 22549, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
20 May 1916:	Embarked Driver, 22549, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
20 May 1916:	Involvement Driver, 22549, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 22549, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Embarked HT Medic at Melbourne, Victoria
9 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 23rd Field Artillery Brigade (Howitzer)
4 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, From 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column
9 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 22549, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District
Date unknown:	Involvement Driver, 22549, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
Date unknown:	Embarked Driver, 22549, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade

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Enlisted and served as William Alfred Osborne. Signed a Statuary Declaration on the 15 June 1917 to that effect.

Son on Robert Orwin and May Orwin nee Ebbage of Carlton, Victoria.

During 1912c William married Isabella Mary Haggarty in Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 16 January 1919 aboard HT Demosthenes disembarking on 2 March 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal