OPIE, William Edward
| Service Number: | 5293 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia , 1887 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria Weslyn B, Grave 0033 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5293, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 5293, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 5293, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 21 Nov 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 22 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 4th Field Company Engineers | |
| 15 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5293, 4th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Frederick Opie and Elizabeth Opie nee McJannett of Westgarth Street, Northcote, Victoria.
Previously served in the Royal Australian Navy for 5 years. He also served his apprenticeship in engineering with McCutheon & Co. of Fitzroy, Victoria
During 1915c William married Ada Elizabeth Bergin in Victoria
William wrote a confession admitting that he had deserted the AIF on 5 February 1917 while on leave and frauduently enlisted in the Royal Navy on 7 February 1917 and served in the engine room until surrendering to the Australian authorities on 17 February 1919.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Khyber disembarking on 21 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal