Henry Leslie ORCHARD

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Service Number:	6372
Enlisted:	23 October 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 23 March 1893
Home Town:	Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland
Schooling:	Brookville State School, Ravenswood, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Hairdresser and Tobacconist
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XXX111, Row B, Grave 12
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ayr Great War Honour Roll, Ayr War Memorial

23 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6372, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 6372, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 6372, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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Son of Richard Orchard and Eliza Orchard of Ayr, QLD formerly of Redfern, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal