Regimental number | 3163 |
Place of birth | Leadgate, Durham, England |
School | National School, ashington, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16.6 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Berkeley Street, Castlemaine, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, John Grey Ornsby, Berkeley Street, Castlemaine, Victoria |
Previous military service | 66th Infantry; Served in the 66th Regiment, Citizen Military Forces, Castlemaine, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row M, Grave No. 14), Ypres, Belgiium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Grey and Elizabeth Anne ORNSBY, Gormanston Road, Moonah, Tasmania. Native of England |