ORMEROD, Eric Sedgwick
| Service Number: | 3861 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Urana, New South Wales, Australia, 20 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (Q), Richmond, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover, Station Overseer |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Broadford, Victoria, Australia, 21 October 1922, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Broadford Cemetery, Victoria Church of England, Section B, Grave 22 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3861, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3861, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3861, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 19 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3861, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to tuberculosis |
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Surname sometimes spelt as Omerod
Son of Sedgwick Ormerod and Charlotte Margaret Ormerod of 4 Canterbury Road, Toorak, Victoria.
Brother of George Booth Ormerod who was killed in action of 7 August 1915 while serving with the 7th Light Horse Regiment and has no known grave. His name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial 8 under the name of Omerod
During 1916 Eric suffered a wound to the hand but details are sketchy
Commenced return to Australia on 13 February 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarking at Fremantle and failed to re-embarked. On 10 April 1917 Eric embarked HS Karoola for onward travel to Melbourne disembarking on 10 April 1917.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal