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Alfred Alexander REED

Regimental number2472
Place of birthNewcastle New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressNorth Waratah, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Edward Reed, Mounter Street, North Waratah, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot IX, Row E, Grave No. 2), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
89
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Margaret REED, 25 Omara Street, Tighes Hill, New South Wales. Native of North Waratah, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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