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METCHER, Ormond Frederick

Service Numbers:	2, V81557
Enlisted:	22 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	Royal Australian Signals Corps
Born:	Windsor, Victoria, 13 November 1894
Home Town:	Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Planter
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2, Broadmeadows, Victoria
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2, 1st Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2, 1st Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2, 1st Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, ANZAC / Gallipoli
24 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop

World War 2 Service

16 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, V81557
16 Oct 1939:	Enlisted V81557, Albert Park, Victoria
16 Jul 1943:	Discharged Lieutenant Colonel, V81557, Royal Australian Signals Corps

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