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ORCHARD, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2456 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia , 1871 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2456, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2456, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2456, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2456, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to senility and age |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Wills Orchard and Jane Orchard of Wood Street, Manly, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 21 November 1917 at Melbourne then re-embarking aboard HT Suevic on 22 November 1917 for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal