James Leonard ORMOND

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Service Numbers:	472, 1633
Enlisted:	18 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Born:	Devonport, England, 31 December 1881
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Porter. Yardman
Died:	Drowned, At sea. Aboard SS Montevideo Maru, 1 July 1942, aged 60 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" SS Montevideo Maru was sunk by an American submarine while transporting POWs to Japan. James was a civilian POW.
Memorials:

18 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 472, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 472, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 472, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
14 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 472, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District due to family reasons
21 Oct 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1633, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
18 Dec 1918:	Involvement Private, 1633, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
18 Dec 1918:	Embarked Private, 1633, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney
11 May 1921:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1633, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of James Andrew Ormond and Ellen Ormond nee Wright of Devonport, England

Husband of Gladys Ormond nee O'Meara of Grantham Street, West Brunswick, Victoria. James and Gladys married during 1902c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia, first time, on 14 May 1918 aboard HT Barambah disembarking on 31 July 1918

Returned to Australia, second time, on 11 April 1921 aboard SS Mellusia

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

At the time of his death he was married to Edith Slater who he had married in Rabaul