David William ORCHARD

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Service Number:	101
Enlisted:	21 September 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carinda, New South Wales, Australia , 1894
Home Town:	Goodooga, Brewarrina, New South Wales
Schooling:	Carinda Public School, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Died of wounds - head & arm, 2/1st West Riding Field Ambulance, France, 28 March 1918
Cemetery:	La Cauchie Communal Cemetery Grave 12. Memorial inscription reads: Gone but not forgotten
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Paroo Shire Roll of Honour

21 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 101, 14th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 14th Light Horse Regiment
13 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 101, 14th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 101, 14th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
1 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 101, 15th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the left arm and leg. Embarked for England on 6 February 1917 aboard HS Lanframa
15 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 101, 15th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion.
28 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 101, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion
28 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 101, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 101 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-28

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Son of Alfred Arthur and Sarah Jane Orchard, of Gnomery Station, Goodooga, NSW.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal