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Benjamin Orames
Commissioner Benjamin Orames was commissioned in 1899.
| Commissioner Benjamin Orames | |
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| Rank | Commissioner |
| Relations | Commissioner Abbie Orames (wife) |
Appointments
| Appointment | Rank | From | Until |
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| Field Secretary - Australia Eastern Territory | Lt. Colonel | ||
| Chief Secretary - Australia Southern Territory | Colonel | 1927 | 1930 |
| Territorial Commander - North China Territory | Lt. Commissioner | 1930 | February 1932 |
| Territorial Commander - Western Territory | Lt. Commissioner | February 1932 | October 20, 1939 |
| Territorial Commander - Canada and Bermuda Territory | Commissioner | October 20, 1939 | December 15, 1946 |
Orames had appointments at Divisional and Territorial Headquarters both in Australia and New Zealand, as well as a four-and-a-half-year term as assistant Editor of The War Cry, under Commissioner Bruno Friedrich.
Following attendance at the International Congress in London in 1914, he, with two other Salvationists, on their way home, found themselves landed in Jerusalem, Palestine, with the World War, which had just commenced, involving one country after another. Safely returning to his homeland, he was called upon to accompany the Australian Expeditionary Forces to Egypt and later to France, in the capacity of Chaplain.
After the war, he returned to Salvation Army work in Australia; was Divisional Commander of two Divisions, and afterwards became Field Secretary for Eastern Australia, where he attained the rank of Lieut.-Colonel. Next came an appointment as Chief Secretary for the Southern Australia Territory, with promotion to full Colonel in the year 1927.