William Ormsby MOYLE MM, MM

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Service Number:	3175
Enlisted:	3 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Numurkah, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Police Constable
Died:	Wounds resulting in paraplegia, 11th Australian General Hospital, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 December 1917
Cemetery:	Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Grave C.E. F. 89760
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nathalia Rock and Chain Memorial

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3175, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
26 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3175, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
26 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3175, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3175, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
30 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, France
12 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, France
4 Oct 1916:	Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , Personal bravery and valuable services to wounded at Pozieres.
11 Oct 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3175, 8th Infantry Battalion, SW to chest (penetrating to spine resulting in paraplegia) sustained in the Ypres sector. Evacuated to UK then to Australia.
16 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3175, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 14 January 1917 and discharged as MU (wounds).
Date unknown:	Honoured Military Medal

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