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ORMEROD, George Booth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 264 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 December 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Willarie Station, Mungindi, Queensland, December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | The Grange School and Caulfield Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Jackeroo |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - Panel 8, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Heidelberg War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 264, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 264, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 264, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 264, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 264, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 264 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Sedgwick and Charlotte Margaret Ormerod of 4 Canterbury Road, Toorak, Victoria; brother of Eric Sedgwick Ormerod who returned to Australia on 13 February 1917 having served with the 4th Field Artillery Brigade
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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