Frank Alexander ORTH

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Service Number:	880
Enlisted:	13 March 1917, Enlisted at Leichhardt, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nathalia, Victoria, Australia, 8 August 1898
Home Town:	Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bank Clerk
Died:	Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia, 27 March 1967, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Dodonaea, Wall L, Niche 80. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance. Service held on 28 March 1967
Memorials:	Brighton North Road Presbyterian Church HB, Nathalia War Memorial

13 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 880, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Enlisted at Leichhardt, NSW
11 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 880, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked Private, 880, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
29 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 8th Field Company Engineers, In France. From 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion
10 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 30th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Field Company Engingees
11 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 880, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of James Orth and Julia Madeline nee Sherdrake of St Kilda Street, Elsternwick, Victoria.

Brother of James Frederick Orth who returned to Australia on 17October 1915 having served with the 13th Light Horse Pegiment

Commenced return to Australia on 18 January 1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 4 March 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921 Frank married Ruby Edna May Sedgeman in Victoria