Regimental number | 3890 |
Place of birth | Joel Joel via Stawell, Victoria |
School | Joel Joel State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Joel Joel, via Stawell, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Ormston, Joel Joel, via Stawell, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Strezeele, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Ebblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 47 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Stawell Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: William Smith and Christina ORMSTON, Joel Joel, Stawell, Victoria. Native of Walla Walla, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2705 John ORMSTON, 6th Bn, killed in action, Glencourse Wood, Belgium, 21 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |