James Francis (JIm) ORMEROD

James Francis (JIm) ORMEROD Update Details

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Service Numbers:	26507, 56207
Enlisted:	5 April 1916, Enlisted at Marrickville, NSW
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia , February 1895
Home Town:	Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine Cleaner
Died:	Hospital, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia , 5 October 1964, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Section 13, Zone B, Grave 1760
Memorials:

5 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 26507, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Marrickville, NSW
14 Sep 1916:	Involvement Driver, 26507, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
14 Sep 1916:	Embarked Driver, 26507, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney
27 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
1 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 56207, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the right elbow.
18 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 26507, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Hanson Walter Ormerod and Mary Jane Ormerod of Marlborough Street, Leichhardt, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 4 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal