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William Augustus ORCHARD

Regimental number727
Place of birthWestbury Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressWellington Road, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Orchard, Wellington Road, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlistment date16 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records45
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 17), Surrey, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and the late Louisa Elizabeth ORCHARD
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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