Irving William Leonard ORMISTON

ORMISTON, Irving William Leonard

    Service Number: 3108
    Enlisted: 18 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 18 June 1895
    Home Town: Cowra, Cowra, New South Wales
    Schooling: Church of England Grammar School, Sydney , New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Wheat Farmer
    Died: New South Wales, Australia, 29 August 1969, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
    Memorials: Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    18 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3108, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    8 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 3108, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
    8 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 3108, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney
    27 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3108, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the abdomen
    27 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Faulkner Ormiston and Zilla Golsby Ormiston nee Costello of 'The Rocks', Cowra, NSW. BDM has his place of birth as Cowra, NSW.

    Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 28 June 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney by boat

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

    Post war he played rugby with the Wallabies as a flanker

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