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ORTIS, Henri
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2178 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Noumea, New Caledonia, 21 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Mount Barker, Plantagenet, Western Australia, 30 October 1947, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Barker Cemetery, Mount Barker, Western Australia Grave 354 |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2178, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 6 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2178, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2178, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Fremantle | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion, From 51st Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2178, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2178, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Angela Bain formerly Ortis of Leederville, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 26 March 1919 aboard HT Port MacQuarie disembarking on 21 May 1919
Medals; British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Henri married Maggie Kearsley in Mount Barker, WA.