Lance Reed OPIE

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Service Number:	14133
Enlisted:	28 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	7th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Machinist/Apprentice Engineer
Died:	Plympton, South Australia, 10 January 1981, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation service held on 14 January 1981
Memorials:	Broken Hill South Mine Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Wesley Uniting Church Memorial Windows

28 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 14133, 13th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
2 May 1916:	Involvement Driver, 14133, 13th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked Driver, 14133, 13th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
9 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 7th Field Company Engineers, From 13th Field Company Engineers
22 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 14133, 7th Field Company Engineers, Shell ound to the left arm. Embarked for England on 4 March 1917 aboard HS Stad Antwerpen
29 Oct 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 14133, 7th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 4th Military District as wounded

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Son of William Henry Opie and Margaret Opie of Wolfram Street, Broken Hill, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 21 September 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Lance married Gladys Alvira Osborn on 27 December 1921 in St. Peters Church, Glenelg, SA