OPIE W.S.

Given Names:  William Stanley

Service Number:  5076

Unit:  Field Artillery Brigade 2, 9th reinforcements                                                             

Rank:  Gunner 

Paybook Number: 

Age:  18 Yrs  4 Mths

Occupation:  School Teacher                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Methodist

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6½ In                  

Weight:  133 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  15/6/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  James Opie

90 Edgevale Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  9/9/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ballarat A70

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  24th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  6716

British War Medal:  12777

Victory Medal:  17706

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  18/2/1897

Place:  Melbourne West, Victoria              

Father:  James OPIE                               

Mother:  Edith Jessie DAVEY

MARRIAGE

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Place:             

Spouse:  

DEATH

Date or Year: 4/10/1917                          

Place: , Belgium                                      

Burial:  No known grave,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Service in Egypt and France

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Education Department

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 335761

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS