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HITCHEN, Ormond Thomas Gware
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX20961 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 May 1940, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia, 14 July 1918 |
| Home Town: | Gilgandra, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 19 December 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 7. Row C. Grave 13. Inscription: "HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR AUSTRALIA SO THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gilgandra St Stephen's Presbyterian Church War Memorial Window, Gilgandra War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, NX20961 | |
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| 23 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, NX20961, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Sydney | |
| 23 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX20961 | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, NX20961, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Trooper, NX20961, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Killed in action Papua. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Ormond Thomas Gware HITCHEN was born on 14th July, 1918 in Gilgandra, New South Wales
His parents were Thomas George HITCHEN & Zilpah Myrtle MacKELLAR who married in NSW in 1915
He had previously served with the 6th Light Horse Regiment beofre he enlisted on 23rd May, 1940 in Sydney with 2nd/7th Cavalry Commando Regiment
Ormond was Killed in Action in Papua on 19th December, 1942 and is buried in the Bomana Cemetery
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