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OPIE, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2613 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Plymouth, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 21 November 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Presbyterian, Section CC, Grave 0235 |
| Memorials: | Murray Bridge Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2613, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 10 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2613, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2613, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2613, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wound to the right leg. Embarked for England on 7 April 1917 aboard HS Princess Elizabeth | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2613, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Opie and Elizabeth Opie nee Gribble of Maida Vale Terrace, Plymouth, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 27 August 1917 aboard HT Pakeha disembarking on 14 October 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c Herbert married Ethel Florence Wetters in Perth, WA.