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ORME, George

Service Number:	1887
Enlisted:	26 April 1916, Enlisted at Ararat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Birmingham, England, 1894
Home Town:	Ararat, Ararat, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 25
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

26 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1887, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ararat, Victoria
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1887, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1887, 39th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
7 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1887, 39th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm. Invalided to England on 17January 1917 abord HS St. George
24 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From 39th Battalion
1 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, From 65th Battalion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Orme, of Bellham Road, Birmingham, England.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal