James Edward ORMEROD

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Service Number:	1336
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Accrington, Lancashire, England, 1894
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Church of England School, Accrington, Lancashire, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 September 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 23. Originally buried but grave could not be relocated
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1336, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1336, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1336, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
12 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 30th Infantry Battalion, From 32nd Battalion
1 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From 30th Battalion

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Arrived in Australia at the aged of 18 years, surname is sometimes spelt as Omerod.

Son of James Ormerod and Emily Ormerod of Beaufort Street, Perth, WA formerly of Church of England School, Accrington, Lancashire, England.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal