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Corporal

Ernest Orange

Service Number 678087
Military Unit 18th Bn Canadian Infantry
Date of birth 29 Apr 1887
Date of Death 30 Sep 1918 (31 Years Old)
Place of Birth Woodborough
Employment, Education or Hobbies He was a general labourer.
Family History

Ernest Orange was born in Woodborough on 29th April 1887 and was the older brother of Harold (killed in action 20/2/1917) whose parents were Samuel and Eliza Orange of 132 Gordon Road, Nottingham. The 1891 Census listed him as living on Dark Lane (now Shelt Hill), Woodborough. In 1911 Census he was living with his parents and family on Main Street at Woodborough.

Military History

Prior to the outbreak of war Ernest emigrated to Canada and enlisted the 116th Battalion Canadian Infantry. Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 4 November 1918: ORANGE, killed in action September 30th 1918, Corporal Ernest Orange, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, eldest son of Mr and Mrs S Orange, 132 Gordon Road, Nottingham, age 31.

Extra Information

He is buried at Queant Communal Cemetery, Pas De Calias,France

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