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ORMESHER, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 470 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Enlisted at Colac, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ashton, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 24 September 1965, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Yeodene Yeo District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 470, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Colac, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 470, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 470, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 470, 21st Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the ankle. | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 470, 21st Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the head | |
| 29 Aug 1916: | Imprisoned Captured at Monquet Farm while he was wounded. Interned at Gottingenlager, Hanover, Germany. Repatriated to England arriving on 2 January 1919 | |
| 11 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 470, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Ormesher and Mar Alice Ormesher nee Johson of Mossgrove Street, Hollerswood Oldham Lancashire, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Armagh disembarking on 18 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal