Edward Harold Gorey (Ned), the second youngest of Edward and Sophia's seven children, was born at Corop on August 16, 1888.

His father's occupation at the time was described as farmer on the birth certificate. Shire of Waranga rate books show that Edward Snr was leasing an 80-acre farm a short distance south west of the township.

Edward was baptised a Catholic on October 7, 1888 by Father Thomas Meredith from St Mary's Church, Echuca. The baptism took place at Corop. Godparents were James and Honora Sheehan.

The family moved to what is today known as Reedy Lake near Whroo in 1890. Ned attended the nearby Angustown State School that was provided for the children of local farmers and sawmill employees. His name appears on pupil registers from this time.

Edward's name does not appear with that of his parents on the 1912 electoral roll, so he either did not enrol to vote, or left home to live elsewhere aged about 21 or younger.

Ned formally enlisted at Melbourne to serve in the First World War on March 26, 1917 when he was aged 28 years and seven months.
His occupation at the time was described as cook. He gave his permanent address as being Shepparton and his father's name as next of kin. Curiously, he had completed an attestation paper four days earlier at Trafalgar in which he gave his mother's name as next of kin and stated his occupation as laborer.

According to the enlistment papers, an earlier application to serve had been rejected on the grounds of "teeth" which Ned must have had repaired. He was a Catholic, 5ft 7in tall weighing 155 pounds with a dark complexion, blue eyes and black hair.

Ned disembarked at Liverpool on August 26, 1917 and proceeded to France on December 18. He joined the 57th Battalion on Christmas Day. On April 26, 1918 he sustained gunshot wounds to the back and was gassed severely. He was treated at the 6th General Hospital at Rouen and transferred to Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, England, where he was admitted on May 1.

He was later transferred to Dartford for recovery before being discharged on June 3 and granted furlough to June 17. He rejoined his battalion on August 20, 1918.

Just 10 days later he was wounded again, this time in the eye. He was treated at the 2nd General Hospital, Havre, and discharged on September 24, 1918. He rejoined his battalion shortly before the war's end.

Ned was charged as being absent without leave from June 19, 1919 to June 23. He was ordered to forfeit 13 days' pay. He left England aboard the HT Bakara on July 24 and arrived Melbourne on September 27. He was discharged from the Army on December 8, 1919. Ned signed a receipt for his British War Medal on January 6, 1922.

He lived in the Shepparton area for a short time after the war before moving to Gippsland where he acquired a Soldier Settler potato farm at Dalmore. About 1927 his brother Michael took over a neighboring property.

It's known that Ned's father Edward lived with him after Sophia's death in 1923 up to about 1930 when they apparently had a falling out. Edward Snr then spent the next few years with Michael and his family before they shifted to Fumina.

Ned's niece Mary Burns recalled that her uncle was a "typical bachelor" with a reputation for womanising. He dressed well and was known by neighbors as the "Prince of Wales" whose name at the time was also Edward. Ned fathered a daughter with one of his neighbor's wives, Rosa Edgley, who was married to a market gardener named Clarrie. He apparently gave the girl away when she married.

Michael's wife Eleanor told her children a story that Ned had been engaged to marry a British girl during the First World War. He was jilted at the last minute and this supposedly left him bitter towards women for many years to come.

After the 1934 flood, the government compulsorily acquired Ned's farm for channel works. He was properly compensated and it seems that he spent the proceeds buying a property at Tecoma in the Dandenongs. He lived there until his death on December 19, 1971. The address when he died was Gordon Grove, Tecoma (certificates of title vol 6331, folio 020 and vol 6455, folio 857). Ned had occasional visits there from his nieces and nephews.

His niece, Mena Bailey, recalls that Ned was a wanderer who travelled widely.

In his later years Ned contacted his niece, Ida Tennant, living in Melbourne. He had regular contact thereafter with members of the Tennant family.

Ned had made a will during the war, and according to Army records this was returned to him on August 25, 1919. However, it could not be found after his death. Ned's estate, valued at $5936.82, was divided equally among his 19 surviving nieces and nephews. Some of them expressed surprise that Ned's daughter was not a beneficiary, but under the law she had no right of claim. One story suggests a will was found inside the house, but had not been signed and could not be acted on.

The estate comprised a house and land valued at $2800, $190.13 cash, $341 furniture and effects and the balance of $2604.49 in various banks at Dandenong, Upper Ferntree Gully, Belgrave and Melbourne. The furniture was sold at auction. Administration of the estate was authorised by Ida Tennant.

Ned was cremated at Springvale on December 23, 1971. The death was certified by Ned's nephew, Ross Tennant, of Kyabram. On the death certificate his occupation was given as agricultural worker.