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ORDISH, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1945 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 12 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 14 May 1961, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 16 May 1961, ashes were collected |
| Memorials: | Dandenong Keysborough Methodist Church Honor Roll, Dandenong State School 1403 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1945, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1945, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1945, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 21 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1945, 58th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm. Embarked for England on 24 August 1918 | |
| 10 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1945, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Rowland Ordish and Rachel Brooks, Ordish nee Foster of McPherson Street, Dandenong, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 28 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Joseph married Mary Florence Heywood in Victoria
Post war Joseph was a councillor on the Dandenong Shire Council between 1955-1959