Edward Francis ORPIN

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ORPIN, Edward Francis

Service Number:	1801
Enlisted:	10 April 1916, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	150 Alderminster Road, Bermondsey, London, England, 1884
Home Town:	Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	London County Council School, Galleywall Road, Bermondsey, London, England
Occupation:	Electrotyper
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

10 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1801, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Liverpool, NSW
2 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 1801, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
2 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 1801, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
23 Aug 1918:	Involvement Private, 1801, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1801 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-23

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Edward Francis and Elizabeth ORPIN, 231 Fort Road, St. James's Road, Bermondsey, London, England

Edward joined the stereotyping department of the Sydney Morning Herald in 1910.

On four occasions he volunteered for active service and was rejected. He was then, on account of special training he had received, accepted for service in the Garrison Hosptial at Randwick.

Eventually after repeated efforts, he was posted to reinforcements for the Light Trench Mortar Batttery, but upon arrival in England, was transferred to the 3rd Battalion.

He fell in action on August 23, 1918.

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