Parents:--- Son of Orlando Henri Beater and Elizabeth Christian, 72 Packington, Street, Kew, Victoria
~~~~~~~~~~Private Orlando Julius CHRISTIAN, Australian Imperial Force, The Great War.~~~~~~~~~~~~
Regimental number:--- 2827 accorded to 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement.
Religion:--- Baptist
Education:--- Kew State School, Victoria
Home Town:--- Kew, Boroondara, Victoria
Civil employment:--- Car painter
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Orlando B. Christian, 72 Pakington Street, Kew, Victoria.
Attested into AIF:--- 7th July 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment:--- 23 years and 2 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Unit on enlistment:--- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion, 9th Reinforcement.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard SS Makarini, 15th September 1915.
Final Unit:--- 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate:--- Killed in Action on 19th July 1916 at Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
First Burial:---Presumed buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'.
Final Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God" Original grave location lost.
Commemoration:--- Listed on Panel 16, V.C. Corner, Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
War service:--- Egypt, Western Front
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Details of service~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6th December 1915:--- Transferred to Anzac from ANZAC Advance Base, Mudros.
7th December 1915:--- Joined 8th Australian Infantry Battalion , AIF
7th January 1916:--- Disembarked Alexandria,
24th February 1916:---Transferred to 60th Australian Infantry Battalion, taken on strength,Tel el Kebir.
15th March 1916:--- Transferred to 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, Tel el Kebir,
18th June 1916:--- Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force.
29th June 1916:--- Disembarked Marseilles, France, .
19th July 1916:--- Posted as missing in action.
29th August 1917:--- Court of Enquiry, held in the field,pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
9th November 1916:---Statement, Red Cross File No 730405, 7671 Lance Corporal A. COLLINS, B Company, 59th Bn (patient, No 9 General Hospital, Rouen), 'I was informed by Qrmr. Sergt. Christian of B Coy. that he had seen the body of O.J. Christian brought in at Fromelles on the 19th July and buried there.'
~~~~~~~~~~Private Orlando Julius CHRISTIAN, Australian Imperial Force, The Great War.~~~~~~~~~~~~
Regimental number:--- 2827 accorded to 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement.
Religion:--- Baptist
Education:--- Kew State School, Victoria
Home Town:--- Kew, Boroondara, Victoria
Civil employment:--- Car painter
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Orlando B. Christian, 72 Pakington Street, Kew, Victoria.
Attested into AIF:--- 7th July 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment:--- 23 years and 2 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Unit on enlistment:--- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion, 9th Reinforcement.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard SS Makarini, 15th September 1915.
Final Unit:--- 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate:--- Killed in Action on 19th July 1916 at Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
First Burial:---Presumed buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'.
Final Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God" Original grave location lost.
Commemoration:--- Listed on Panel 16, V.C. Corner, Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
War service:--- Egypt, Western Front
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Details of service~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6th December 1915:--- Transferred to Anzac from ANZAC Advance Base, Mudros.
7th December 1915:--- Joined 8th Australian Infantry Battalion , AIF
7th January 1916:--- Disembarked Alexandria,
24th February 1916:---Transferred to 60th Australian Infantry Battalion, taken on strength,Tel el Kebir.
15th March 1916:--- Transferred to 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, Tel el Kebir,
18th June 1916:--- Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force.
29th June 1916:--- Disembarked Marseilles, France, .
19th July 1916:--- Posted as missing in action.
29th August 1917:--- Court of Enquiry, held in the field,pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
9th November 1916:---Statement, Red Cross File No 730405, 7671 Lance Corporal A. COLLINS, B Company, 59th Bn (patient, No 9 General Hospital, Rouen), 'I was informed by Qrmr. Sergt. Christian of B Coy. that he had seen the body of O.J. Christian brought in at Fromelles on the 19th July and buried there.'
Parents:--- Son of Orlando Henri Beater and Elizabeth Christian, 72 Packington, Street, Kew, Victoria
~~~~~~~~~~Private Orlando Julius CHRISTIAN, Australian Imperial Force, The Great War.~~~~~~~~~~~~
Regimental number:--- 2827 accorded to 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement.
Religion:--- Baptist
Education:--- Kew State School, Victoria
Home Town:--- Kew, Boroondara, Victoria
Civil employment:--- Car painter
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Orlando B. Christian, 72 Pakington Street, Kew, Victoria.
Attested into AIF:--- 7th July 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment:--- 23 years and 2 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Unit on enlistment:--- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion, 9th Reinforcement.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard SS Makarini, 15th September 1915.
Final Unit:--- 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate:--- Killed in Action on 19th July 1916 at Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
First Burial:---Presumed buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'.
Final Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God" Original grave location lost.
Commemoration:--- Listed on Panel 16, V.C. Corner, Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
War service:--- Egypt, Western Front
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Details of service~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6th December 1915:--- Transferred to Anzac from ANZAC Advance Base, Mudros.
7th December 1915:--- Joined 8th Australian Infantry Battalion , AIF
7th January 1916:--- Disembarked Alexandria,
24th February 1916:---Transferred to 60th Australian Infantry Battalion, taken on strength,Tel el Kebir.
15th March 1916:--- Transferred to 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, Tel el Kebir,
18th June 1916:--- Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force.
29th June 1916:--- Disembarked Marseilles, France, .
19th July 1916:--- Posted as missing in action.
29th August 1917:--- Court of Enquiry, held in the field,pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
9th November 1916:---Statement, Red Cross File No 730405, 7671 Lance Corporal A. COLLINS, B Company, 59th Bn (patient, No 9 General Hospital, Rouen), 'I was informed by Qrmr. Sergt. Christian of B Coy. that he had seen the body of O.J. Christian brought in at Fromelles on the 19th July and buried there.'
~~~~~~~~~~Private Orlando Julius CHRISTIAN, Australian Imperial Force, The Great War.~~~~~~~~~~~~
Regimental number:--- 2827 accorded to 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement.
Religion:--- Baptist
Education:--- Kew State School, Victoria
Home Town:--- Kew, Boroondara, Victoria
Civil employment:--- Car painter
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Orlando B. Christian, 72 Pakington Street, Kew, Victoria.
Attested into AIF:--- 7th July 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment:--- 23 years and 2 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Unit on enlistment:--- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion, 9th Reinforcement.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard SS Makarini, 15th September 1915.
Final Unit:--- 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate:--- Killed in Action on 19th July 1916 at Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
First Burial:---Presumed buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'.
Final Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God" Original grave location lost.
Commemoration:--- Listed on Panel 16, V.C. Corner, Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
War service:--- Egypt, Western Front
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Details of service~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6th December 1915:--- Transferred to Anzac from ANZAC Advance Base, Mudros.
7th December 1915:--- Joined 8th Australian Infantry Battalion , AIF
7th January 1916:--- Disembarked Alexandria,
24th February 1916:---Transferred to 60th Australian Infantry Battalion, taken on strength,Tel el Kebir.
15th March 1916:--- Transferred to 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, Tel el Kebir,
18th June 1916:--- Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force.
29th June 1916:--- Disembarked Marseilles, France, .
19th July 1916:--- Posted as missing in action.
29th August 1917:--- Court of Enquiry, held in the field,pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
9th November 1916:---Statement, Red Cross File No 730405, 7671 Lance Corporal A. COLLINS, B Company, 59th Bn (patient, No 9 General Hospital, Rouen), 'I was informed by Qrmr. Sergt. Christian of B Coy. that he had seen the body of O.J. Christian brought in at Fromelles on the 19th July and buried there.'
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