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ORNSBY, Thomas William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19948 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1917, Enlisted at St. Kilda, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Armadale, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinetmaker |
| Died: | Southern Cross Hospital, Western Australia, 15 June 1982, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated. Section IC, Wall 3, Niche 0030 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 19948, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at St. Kilda, Victoria | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 19948, 1st Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 19948, 1st Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 12 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 19948, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas William Ornsby and Mary May Ornsby nee Dacey of High Street, Armadale, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Frankfurt disembarking on 20 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Thomas married Marian Rose Oldman in Victoriay