Regimental number | 1970 |
Place of birth | Nagambie, Victoria |
School | Nagambie State School No. 1104, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Nagambie, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Richard Orpwood, Nagambie, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Junior Volunteer Cadets and in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 46th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/63/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died at 47th Casualty Clearing Station, Cruy, France. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 27), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 142 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and mary Jane ORPWOOD, Nagambie, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 763 George William ORPWOOD MM, 46th Bn, returned to Australia.. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |