ORMISTON, Andrew Graham
| Service Number: | 714 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1915, Enlisted at Green Hills, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Juniper Green School, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Saw Mill Machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Plot 111, Row G, Grave 5. Headstone inscription reads: Thy will be done |
| Tree Plaque: |
Yeronga Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane War Memorial, Yeronga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 714, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Green Hills, QLD | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 714, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 714, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 25th Battalion | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion, From 69th Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 714, 25th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the head. Embarked for England on 8 October 1917 aboard HS St. Andrews |
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Arrived in Australia from Edinburgh, Scotland at the age of 14 years.
Son of Thomas Ormiston and Christina Ormiston of 'Greenslopes', Logan Road, Brisbane, QLD formerly of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Brother of John Wightman Ormiston who was killed in action on 17 July 1918 while serving with the 25th Battalion and is buried in the Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux Plot 1, Row D, Grave 15; David Wightman Ormiston who died of wounds received while serving with the 49th Battalion and is buried in the St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Plot XV, Row B, Grave 3
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal