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ORANGE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3973 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ryde, Ryde, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Rosegrove Council School, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 24 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 3973, Field Artillery Brigades | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3973, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 3973, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Signal Company | |
| 24 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3973, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3973 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-07-24 |
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