William Henry ORCHARD MC

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Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	26 July 1915
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 9 August 1888
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Geelong Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 22 July 1965, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria PLOT EAS-LAWN-C-808-0783
Memorials:	Geelong Barwon Rowing Club Honor Roll, Geelong Football Club Honour Roll, Geelong St Giles Church Grammarians Honor Roll

26 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Officer, 38th Infantry Battalion
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
30 Jun 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain

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