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ORMROD, Robert Henry
| Service Number: | 210 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bolton, Lancashire, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Northfield, South Australia, 10 March 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 7A, Grave 19. Interred on 12 March 1959 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 210, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 210, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 210, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 210, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Accidental wound to the right thigh. Embarked for England on 22 November 1916 aboard HS Ghoorkha (pronounced Gurkha) | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 210, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Gassed. | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 210, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the buttock | |
| 11 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 210, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Prior to coming to Australia Robert had served for four years with the Royal Field Artillery, Lancashire, England.
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Baillis Street, North Melbourne, Victoria.
Robert had previously enlisted in Oaklands, SA during 1914 but was discharged after a short time as being unsuitable.
Son of Mary Ann Gregory of Primrose Bank, Lancashire, England.
On 2 April 1917 Robert married Mary Hodgkinson in the Parish Church, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Vicar Gordon Coe officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 March 1919 aboard HT Czaritza then transhipped to HT Dunluce Castle at Alexandria disembarking on 13 May 1919 in Adelaide
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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