William Grey ORNSBY

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Service Number:	3163
Enlisted:	19 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Leadgate, Durham, England, 1894
Home Town:	Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	National School, Ashington, England
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Died of wounds - shell wounds to both legs, Belgium, 11 October 1917
Cemetery:	Menin Road South Military Cemetery Plot 11, Row M, Grave 14. Rev. C.F. Jones officiated. Headstone inscription reads: Our darling boy ever remembered Lord grant him everlasting peace
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Castlemaine Christ Church Anglican Church Memorial Window

19 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 3163, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 3163, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Arrived in Australia aged 16 years

Son of John Grey Ornsby and Elizabeth Anne Ornsby of 'Woodleigh', Gormanston Road. Moonah, Tasmania.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal