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Arthur Boyce ORBELL

Regimental number16409
Place of birthDubbo, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationActor
AddressAuburn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 5.25"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs E Wheeler, 36 Cardigan Street, Auburn, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameDecember 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/99/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 2 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 27 September 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; disembarked, Sydney, 20 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit: valvular disorder of the heart), Sydney, 22 December 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death24 September 1929
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ORBELL Arthur Boyce

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