| Regimental number | 1049 |
| Place of birth | Dargo, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Boisdale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.4 |
| Next of kin | Father, A I Reeves, Boisdale, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 weeks in the AIF; discharged on account of illness; did not embark. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Sale, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 37th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XX, Row B, Grave No. 12), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 3 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916. Wounded in action, 28 January 1917 (gun shot wound, right arm, left buttock); admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 31 January 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh, right shoulder); transferred to England, 1 February 1917, and admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 4 February 1917 (wounds severe); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 11 April 1917; discharged on furlough, 16 April 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 30 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 September 1917; rejoined 37th Bn, in the field, 6 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 11 February 1918, posted as 'killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, REEVES Albert William |
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