Ernest Alfred ORGILL

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ORGILL, Ernest Alfred

Service Number:	674
Enlisted:	22 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia , 1881
Home Town:	Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria
Schooling:	Dandenong State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Bricklayer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 March 1917
Cemetery:	Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz-les-Cambrai Row A, Grave 43. Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Orgill Dandenong
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour, Dandenong St James' Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Dandenong State School 1403 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

22 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 674, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 674, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 674, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
12 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 674, 29th Infantry Battalion, Dislocated collar bone
23 Mar 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 674, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 674 awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-03-23

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Henry Orgill and Sarah Ann Orgill nee Hawkes of Scott Street, Dandenong, Victoria.

Brother of Arthur Garfield Orgill who was killed in action on 11 April 1917 while serving with the 5th Battalion and is buried in the Vaulx Hill Cemetery, Plot 1, Row G, Grave 21; Percy James Orgill who returned to Australia on 20 August 1919 having serving with the 29th Battaiion.

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

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