George ORCHARD

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Service Number:	2850
Enlisted:	5 August 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tram Driver
Died:	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, November 1924, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Anglican Section, Section B, Grave 604
Memorials:

5 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2850, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2850, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2850, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 17th Battalion
20 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2850, 55th Infantry Battalion, Severe shoulder wound. Embarked for England on 22 July 1916 aboard HS St. Denis
24 Apr 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2850, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis

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Son of George D. Orchard and Elizabeth S. Orchard of Balmain, NSW.

Next of kin was given as his sister Esther Whitnall of Corralynn Henry Street, West Kogarah, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 Euripides disembarking on 21 March 1918

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal Victory Medal