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ORCHARD, Albert Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2000 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Pontville, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 24 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouse salesman |
| Died: | July 1963, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2000, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Pontville, Tas. | |
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| 23 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Hobart, Tas | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Bombardier, 2000, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Bombardier, 2000, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2000, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2000, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 27 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4th Division Artillery , Egypt | |
| 22 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 24th Heavy Artillery Battery, Egypt | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 2000, 24th Heavy Artillery Battery, Battle for Pozières | |
| 23 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , UK | |
| 13 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Battle of Messines | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Belgium | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Menin Road | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Polygon Wood | |
| 28 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 21 Nov 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the operations against the Hindenburg line south of Vendhuile, on the nights of 27th-28th September 1918. | |
| 30 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 18 July 1919 and appointment terminated. |
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