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John Horace ORMISTON

Regimental number2372
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressMiners' Depot, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation42
Next of kinFather, Robert Henry Ormiston, Woy Woy, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 May 1918
Place of death or woundingnear Amiens, France
Age at death45
Age at death from cemetery records45
Place of burialQuerrieu British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents; Robert Henry and Annie ORMISTON, Woy Woy, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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