James Frederick ORTON

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Service Number:	5418
Enlisted:	22 March 1916, Enlisted at East Fremantle, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tugmaster
Died:	Inglewood, Western Australia, 19 June 1974, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Memorials:	East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Honour

22 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5418, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at East Fremantle, WA
7 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 5418, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
7 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 5418, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
7 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5418, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as East Street, Fremantle, WA

Son of James Frederick Orton and Jessica Orton nee Pittman of Cartlon, Victoria.

Next of kin given as his sister Bessie Russell of Railway Crescent, Bayswater, WA.

Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 24 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c James married Ada King in Fremantle, WA