William Henry ORFORD

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Service Number:	3860
Enlisted:	1 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born:	Eltham, Victoria, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Eltham, Nillumbik, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Greensborough, Victoria, Australia, 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Eltham Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

1 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3860, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
25 May 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 3860, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
25 May 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 3860, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
25 May 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 3860, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
25 May 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 3860, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
2 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 3860, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
20 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3860, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Thomas Henry Orford and Helen Amelia Orford nee Logan of Eltham, Victoria.

Brother of Frederick John Orford who returned to Australia on 24 October 1917 having served with the 24th Battalion.

During 1914c William married Hilda Bell Wilson in Victoria.

CommEnced return to Australia on 7 July 1919 aboard HT Chemnitz disembarking on 5 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal