ORTON, Arthur
| Service Number: | 4571 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Dutton Park State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Postman |
| Died: | Nephritis, 1st Birmingham War Hospital, Birmingham, England , 17 October 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery |
| Tree Plaque: |
Yeronga Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Postmaster-General's Dept Qld. WWI, Yeronga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4571, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4571, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 4571, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4571 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-10-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 17th October…… Arthur Orton was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 29th September, 1888 to parents John and Elizabeth Orton (nee Payne).
His mother Elizabeth Orton died in 1903 in Queensland.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th September, 1915 as a 27 year old, single, Postman from Annerley Road, South Brisbane, Queensland.
Private Arthur Orton, Service number 4571, embarked from Brisbane, Queensland on HMAT Wandilla (A62) on 31st January, 1916 with the 4th Infantry Brigade, 15th Infantry Battalion, 14th Reinforcements.
On 7th March, 1916 Private Orton was marched in to Camp at Zeitoun, Egypt. He was admitted to No. 4 Auxiliary Hospital at Heliopolis on 8th March, 1916 with Mumps. Private Orton was transferred to No. 4 Isolation Hospital & was discharged to duty on 16th March, 1916. He was marched in & posted to 4th Training Battalion.
Private Orton was transferred to 47th Battalion on 20th April, 1916 & joined the Battalion at Serapeum.
He proceeded to join the B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria on 2nd June, 1916 & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 9th June, 1916.
On 18th September, 1916 Private Orton reported sick while in the Field. He was admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance on 19th September, 1916 with Rheumatism then transferred to 7th General Hospital at St. Omer on 21st September, 1916 with Mumps. Private Orton was reported with Nephritis Anaemia on 14th October, 1916 while still at 7th General Hospital. He embarked for England on 14th October, 1916 on the Hospital Ship St. Denis.
He was admitted to 1st Birmingham War Hospital, Birmingham, England on 15th October, 1916 & was reported as dangerously ill.
Private Arthur Orton died on 17th October, 1916 at 1st Birmingham War Hospital, Birmingham, England from Nephritis.
His body was sent to his Uncle, Mr Orton of 35 Friargate, Derby, for interment. He was buried on 21st October, 1916 in Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby, Derbyshire, England – Plot number 12668 and has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/derby.html
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