Charles Edward ORTON

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Service Number:	1257
Enlisted:	9 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Leicester, England, 5 May 1876
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Memorials:

9 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1257, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 1257, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 1257, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 1257, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 1257, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Sydney
9 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment
13 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 7th Light Horse Regiment, From 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment
13 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1257, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Commonly known as Edward Orton

Husband of Charles Edward Orton of Oxford Street, Paddington, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 5 March 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 11 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal