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OPIE, Jack Bennett
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3023 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Kadina, South Australia, 17 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kadina, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Pirie West, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Hilton, South Australia, 27 December 1937, aged 43 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Light Oval, Row 1AS, Aspect E, Grave 16. Interred on 28 December 1937 |
| Memorials: | Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Kadina Town Hall WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 14 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3023, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3023, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Shell wound to the right arm. Embarked for England on 19 April 1917 aboard HS Londonderry | |
| 17 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 3023, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Bennett OPie and Mary Jane Opie nee Bruchell of Kadina, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Frankfurt disembarking on 17 August 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 6 April 1921 Jack married Ada Doreen Millican in the Methodist Church, Victoria Square, Kadina, SA
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