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ORCHARD, Alfred
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2209 |
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Enlisted: | 24 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 12 February 1986 |
Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2209, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2209, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2209, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney | |
7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2209, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds to the right shoulder. | |
20 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2209, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Orchard and Mary Ann Orchard nee Williams of Launceston, Tasmania.
Next of kin given as his sister Maud Davidson of Edward Street, Woollahra, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 7 November 1915 aaboard HT Runic disembarking on 21 December 1915
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal