Francis St John ORMONDE

ORMONDE, Francis St John

    Service Number: 1715
    Enlisted: 25 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Westford, County Cork, Ireland, 1890
    Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 11 May 1942, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    Church of England, Compartment D, Section 5, Grave 25. Interred on 12 May 1942
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    World War 1 Service

    25 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1715, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    16 Jul 1915: Involvement Private, 1715, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    16 Jul 1915: Embarked Private, 1715, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
    4 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1715, 24th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left arm. Embarked to England on 15 October 1917
    24 Aug 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1715, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Next of kin originally given as a friend Robert J.B. Yule  of Melbourne Mansions, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Later changed to his wife Violet Ormonde of C/- National Bank, Old Broad Street, London, England.

    Commenced return to Australia on 12 March  1918 aboard HT Field Marchall disembarking on 22 May 1918

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

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