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Arthur George ORTON

Regimental number5152
Place of birthCalifornia Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarter
AddressUpper Road, California Gully, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Orton, Upper Road, California Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date22 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and May ORTON. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 May 1941
Age at death56
Place of burialFootscray Cemetery (Grave No. 871), Melbourne, Victoria

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