Leopold Ernest ORTON

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Service Number:	7562
Enlisted:	16 June 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

16 Jun 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7562, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 7562, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked Private, 7562, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
21 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7562, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of William Orton and Emily Orton nee Hood of Henderson Street, Northcote South, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 29 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal