William Edward OPPY

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Service Number:	1964
Enlisted:	6 March 1916, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lower Homebush, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Avoca, Pyrenees, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Avoca & Lexton District Roll of Honor, Avoca Soldiers Memorial, Homebush Honor Roll, Mildura Cenotaph, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

6 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1964, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1964, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1964, 38th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1964, 38th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the chest. Invalided to England 10 June 1917 aboard HS Esquibo

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Son of Robert and Mary Ellen Oppy, of Mildura, Victoria.

Name on WW1 Embarkation Roll shows Wiles Edward Oppy

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal