Regimental number | 85 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Burraga, New South Wales |
True Name | REID, Hugh James |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Wolgan Street, Portland, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Nora Watts, Wolgan Street, Portland, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Senior Cadets; 6 weeks in the 2nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Suevic', 8 October 1915; discharged (medically unfit, wounded: gun shot wound, scapula and clavicle), Brisbane, 15 February 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 63 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C.9, 2103), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, REED Hugh James |