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ORCHARD, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1025 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 November 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
| Born: | Launceston, Cornwall, England, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stamp Dealer |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , June 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Church of England, Section CJ, Grave 273. Interred on 17 June 1968 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1025, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 14 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 1025, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Marsina embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 1025, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Marsina, Sydney | |
| 26 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1025, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as MacQuarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania.
Son of Fanny Blake of Terrace Street, Palmerston, NZ.
Returned to Australia on 6 December 1919 aboard SS Melusia disembarking at Sydney for onward travel to Hobart
Medal: British War Medal