Regimental number | 157 |
Place of birth | Gainsborough, Yorkshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 33 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Gasworker |
Address | 8 Bradford Street, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40.8 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Betsy Reeves, 8 Bradford Street, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 5 years in the 1st Essex Volunteers, England. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LIII, Row D, Grave No. II), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 127 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Eleanor REEVES; husband of Betsy REEVES, 53 Waterview Street, Balmain, New South Wales. Native of Yorkshire, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 13 May 1916; appointed Lance Corporal, at sea, 30 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 1 March 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 14 September 1917. Reported missing in action, 12 October 1917. Now, 6 November 1917, reported killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, REEVES Samuel James |