Robert Leslie ORTON

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ORTON, Robert Leslie

Service Number:	798
Enlisted:	21 November 1916, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	California Gully, Victoria, Australia, 17 October 1891
Home Town:	California Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Potterty Worker
Died:	Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia, 21 June 1961, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Eaglehawk Presbyterian Sunday School Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

21 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 798, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
12 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 798, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
12 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 798, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
7 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd ANZAC Cyclists Battalion
24 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 798, 7th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to both legs and shoulder. Embarked for England on 11 November 1917 aboard HS Panama.
4 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 798, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Orton and May Fulton Orton ne Eaglesim of Upper Road, California Gully, Bendigo, Victoria.

Brother of Thomas Brown Orton died of wounds on 16 September 1917 while serving with the 2nd Australian Division Salvage Company and is buried in The Huts Cemetery, Plot V1, Row A, Grave 10 and Arthur George Orton who returned to Australia on 20 August 1919 having served with the 6th Battalion and 5th Machine Gun Battalion.

Commenced return to Australia on 24 July 1919 aboard HT Bakara disembarking on 27 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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