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OPIE, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7532, S212658 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1917, Quorn, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Johannesburg, South Africa, 25 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Adelaide, South Australia, 11 December 1945, aged 49 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Parachilna & Region Honour Roll, St Peters Spicer Memorial Church Stained Glass Window Honor Roll WW1 (1) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7532, Quorn, South Australia | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7532, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7532, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Imprisoned Villers-Bretonneux, POW camp Gardelegan, Germany |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S212658, Keswick, South Australia |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Joseph OPIE was born on 25th December, 1895 in Johannesburg, South Africa
His parents were Walter OPIE & Harriet REYNOLDS who married in South Australia in 1885
He married Ethel Gertrude SURIDGE in South Australia in 1925
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