Regimental number | 3580 |
Place of birth | Donald, Victoria |
School | Wycheproof, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Tynong, Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, David Orrock, Tynong, Gippsland, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Guedecourt, near Bapaume, France |
Age at death | 30.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Bancourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row K, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Emma ORROCK, Lyndhurst, Victoria. Native of Donald |
Family/military connections | Brother: 552 Harold Augustus Alexander ORROCK, 8th Bn, killed in action, Lagnicourt, France, 22 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |