Thomas James ORFORD

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Service Number:	654
Enlisted:	10 September 1914, Enlisted in NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Benalla, Benalla, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Boundary Rider
Died:	Narrandera District Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 4 December 1952, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Narrandera Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic area
Memorials:

10 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 654, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted in NSW
20 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 654, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 654, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Sydney
7 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 654, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound to the left hand.
24 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 654, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd MIlitary District

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Son of William Orford and Sarah Jane Orford of Benalla, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 20 November 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin 26 December 1918

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