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ORPWOOD, Walter Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4563 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 11 March 1878 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 12 September 1937, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Interred on 14 September 1937. Scot E, Grave 74 |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4563, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4563, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4563, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4563, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right buttock. Embarked for England on 18 June 1917 aboard HS Pieter de Conick | |
| 16 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, From 52nd Battalion | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4563, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Orpwood and Sarah Orpwood nee Adcock of Lochner Street, Hobart, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Armagh disembarking on 18 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Last known address was Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania