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ORMAN, William George Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1985 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia , 3 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bective, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia , 3 June 1974, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tamworth Lincoln Grove Memorial Gardens and Crematorium Peace Flag, PF--4C, 002 Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1985, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1985, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1985, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1985, 17th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head | |
| 22 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1985, 17th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right leg. Embarked for England on 16 October 1916 | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1985, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Harold Orman and Frances Agnes Orman of Bective via Tamworth, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 February 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarking on 13 April 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c William married Matilda (Hattie) Dietrich in Tamworth, NSW