Alfred ORCHARD

ORCHARD, Alfred

Service Number: 2209
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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World War 1 Service

24 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2209, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
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

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Biography 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