Cohn Keith ORBELL

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Service Number:	2827
Enlisted:	30 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 2 July 1897
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Charles Street School, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Machinist
Died:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, June 1959, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bendigo Public Cemetery, Victoria Mon. Row 5, Grave 38827, Interred on 12 June 1959
Memorials:

30 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2827, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2827, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2827, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
25 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2827, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg. Embarked for England on 29 July aboard HS Marama
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From 6th Battalion
30 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 65th Battalion
16 Mar 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2827, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rf Military District as medically unfit

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Son of Charles James Orbell and Mary Orbell nee Dredge of Toorak Road, South Yarra, Victoria formerly of Launceston, Tasmania

Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1918 aboard HT Leicestshire disembarking on 22 January 1919

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

During 1920c Colin married Irene Mary Bourke in Victoria