ORAMES, Benjamin
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | Kyneton, Vic., 15 March 1876 |
| Home Town: | Croxton, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salvation Army Clergyman |
| Memorials: | Kyneton Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Col. Orames Visits Adelaide
Col. B. Orames, who was recently appointed chief secretary of the southern territory of the Salvation Army in Australia by Gen. Booth, spent a few days in Adelaide inspecting the activities of the Army, and returned to Melbourne. The position of chief secretary requires an officer with keen executive ability, and in Col. Orames the Army has one with these qualifications, in addition to which he is a fluent and forceful speaker. His three predecessors came from Britain. Col. Orames was born in Victoria. He has been associated with the Army since 1892. At that time he was a miner working on the goldfields in Western Australia. After several years he was appnointed to the Melbourne headquarters staff as an officer, and was engaged largely in clerical work. From 1908 to 1910 the colonel was officer in charge of operations in the north island of New Zealand, foIlowing which he was sub-editor of "The War Cry" for four years. Col. Oramnes attended an important Army conference in London in 1914, and on his return to Australia he joined the Australian Imperial Forces as a chaplain in the fifth division. After three years on active serviice in Egypt and France he was appointed divisional commander at Armidale, New South Wales. Following two years in that capacity he was appointed field secretary for the New South Wales headquarters. He held that office for six and a half years until he was recently elevated to his present post.
News Adelaide Thursday 01 September 1927 page 12
Col. B Orames, who hitherto in his capacity of chief secretary has held second command in the territory, and who has been appointed territorial commander for North China, will also arrive on Tuesday to take part in the congress. Having made several visits to participate in congress functions, Col. Orames is well known in Adelaide. Col. and Mrs. Orames are Australians, and the former served with the Australian Imperial Force.
News Adelaide Friday 28 March 1930 page 7
Salvation Army Chief Here To Say Goodbye
To say good-bye to his friends in South Australia before going to China to take charge of Australia's Salvation Army work there, Col. B. Orames arrived here yesterday. He will return to Victoria this afternoon.. Col. Orames has for three years been the Salvation Army Chief Secretary for the southern territory. He will leave for China on May 14.
The Register Monday 28 April 1930 page 5
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