Regimental number | 4857 |
Place of birth | Hawker, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Hawker, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.1 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, C Reed, Hawker, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 601 Sergeant Kenneth Fea REED, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 16 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 16 March 1918; disembarked, Adelaide, 22 May 1918; discharged (wounded: gun shot wound, left leg [amputated], right knee), Adelaide, 23 November 1918. War service: 3 years 14 days (of which 2 years 75 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 75 |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, REED Thomas Hepburn |