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ORCHARD, Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4876 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 14 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bottle Sorter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4876, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4876, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Samuel Orchard and Elizabeth Orchard nee Sherrin of Geelong, Victoria
Husband of Evelyn Winifred nee Armstrong Orchard of Neil Street, Ballarat, Victoria. Sidney and Evelyn married during 1911c
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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