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ORFORD, Harold Walters
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX8272 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 May 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Division Cavalry Regiment |
| Born: | Melbourne, Vic., 27 January 1919 |
| Home Town: | Nhill, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 22 July 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery A III F 3 |
| Memorials: | Rocky Creek 9th Division Cavalry Regiment & 2nd / 9th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, VX8272, 9th Division Cavalry Regiment | |
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| 14 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, VX8272, 9th Division Cavalry Regiment , Caulfield, Vic. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frederick John and Esther Maude Orford; husband of Mavis Joan Orford, of Gerang Gerung, Victoria, Australia.
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
ORFORD - Killed in Action in Egypt on July 22nd, Sgt. Harold Orford, beloved husband of Mavis and loving Daddy of Peter John.
Aged 23 years.
"Always I'll remember"
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