DARLING, Ormond Gladstone
| Service Numbers: | 1129, 6126 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 24 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 22 April 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave No. 233 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1129, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1129, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1129, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 12 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1129, Army Ordnance Corps AIF, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW left knee | |
| 19 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Ordnance Corps AIF | |
| 5 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1129, Army Ordnance Corps AIF, 3rd MD due to left knee wounding Gallipoli | |
| 8 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6126, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 6126, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 6126, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 22 and the son of Ormond Gladstone Darling; husband of Jean Harden (formerly Darling), of 101 Curzon St., North Melbourne, Australia.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 22nd April.......Ormond Gladstone Darling was born at Williamstown, Victoria in 1891. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th August, 1914 as a 22 year old, married, Carpenter from North Melbourne, Victoria.
Driver Darling was posted with Army Ordnance Corps & promoted to Corporal.
Corporal Darling served at Gallipoli & was wounded 12-13 July, 1915 with a GSW to knee. He was invalided to England then returned to Australia on 7th November, 1915 with Rheumatism in his knee. He was discharged from A.I.F. as temporarily unfit from active service & on light duties for 3 months – dated 26th October, 1915 by Medical Board.
Ormond Darling re-enlisted on 8th May, 1916 & arrived in England on 11th September, 1916. He was absent without leave from 18th September, 1916 until 5th October, 1916. He was admitted to 1st Dermatological Hospital at Bulford, Wiltshire on 24th October, 1916 & discharged to 2nd Training Battalion in Wiltshire on 2nd December, 1916.
Private Ormond Darling was admitted sick to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 16th April, 1917 & reported seriously ill with pneumonia on 18th April, 1917. He died of double pneumonia at 2.50 a.m. on 22nd April, 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital & was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire where 140 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/d---g2.html
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