ORTON, Arthur George
| Service Numbers: | 5152, 5156 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 11 December 1885 |
| Home Town: | California Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 21 May 1941, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian, Row D, Grave 871. Commemorated in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Eaglehawk Presbyterian Sunday School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5152, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5152, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5152, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5152, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the scalp. Embarked for England on 8 October 1917 aboard HS Pieter de Conick | |
| 11 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 6th Battalion | |
| 22 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, From Machine Gun Details | |
| 12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5156, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Orton and May Fulton Orton nee Eaglesim of Upper Road, California Gully, Bendigo, Victoria.
Brother of Thomas Brown Orton died of wounds on 16 September 1917 while serving with the 2nd Australian Division Salvage Company and is buried in The Huts Cemetery, Plot V1, Row A, Grave 10 and Robert Leslie Orton who returned to Australia on 27 September 1919 having served with the 7th Battalion.
Husband of Florence Ada Orton nee Yarwood of Upper Road, California Gully, Bendigo, Victoria. Arthur and Florence married during 1906c in Victoria
Commenced return ti Australia on 5 July 1919 aboard HT Port Melbourne on 20 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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