| Place of birth | Burra, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 118.5 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss D Reed, Pinnaroo, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Staff Nurse |
| Unit name | Nurses (July 1915 - Nov 1918) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Khiva on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Staff Nurse |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Nursing Service |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 8954 Gunner William Charles REED, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 10 April 1919; Cousins: 3480 Pte Clement Belmore JACKA, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, died as a result of accident, 16 October 1918; Sister Ruby Mabel JACKA, Australian Army Nursing Service, returned to Australia, 28 August 1919; 2474 Lance Corporal Leslie Melrose ROBINSON, 5th Pioneer Bn, effective abroad. |
| Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Dongola en Czar', 23 March 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 13 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlsitment), Adelaide, 25 December 1919. Medal: British War Medal Died of tuberculosis contracted on war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Place of burial | North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, REED Edith Amelia |