William Albert ORAM

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Service Number:	6328
Enlisted:	1 April 1916, Ararat, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Sheep Hills, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Joel Joel, Northern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Memorials:	Landsborough Memorial Wall

1 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6328, 6th Infantry Battalion, Ararat, Vic.
11 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6328, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
11 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6328, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6328, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6328, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, GSW to back and abdomen. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 18 March 1918.
14 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6328, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
12 Dec 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , France
22 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6328, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , RTA 30 June 1919 and discharged as MU (disability not stated).

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Brother: 6329 Pte Charles Harold ORAM MM & Bar, 6th Bn, returned to Australia.

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