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ORCHARD, Louis Dale
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2028 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Pontville, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 16 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | 1961, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Nar Nar Goon Commercial Bank of Australia Limited WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2028, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Pontville, Tas. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 2028, 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 Gunner, 2028, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2028, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2028, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt | |
| 22 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 24th Heavy Artillery Battery, Egypt | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2028, 24th Heavy Artillery Battery, Battle for Pozières | |
| 17 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Heavy Artillery Battery, France | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2028, 24th Heavy Artillery Battery, Bullecourt (First), SW to arm, hand and face sustained at Bullecourt. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 9 May 1918. | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2028, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens | |
| 31 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2028, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 22 September 1918 and discharged (TPE). |
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