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James REIACH

Date of birth12 June 1869
Place of birthGreenock, Scotland
OccupationMedical practitioner
Addressc/o J J Paine, Solicitor, Windsor
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation45
Next of kinWife, Mrs Margaret Lindsay Reiach, c/o J J Paine, solicitor, Windsor
Previous military serviceAustralian Army Medical Corps
Enlistment date21 September 1914
Place of enlistmentN/A
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameAustralian General Hospital 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/66/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A55 Kyarra on 28 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
Promotions

Captain


Unit: MED AGH2
Promotion date: 21 September 1914

Major


Unit: MED AGH2
Promotion date: 1 January 1916

FateReturned to Australia 21 July 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents; George and Mary REIACH
Discharge date9 September 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Boonah', 21 July 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 20 September 1918; discharged (appointment terminated), Sydney, 9 September 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death4 September 1936
Age at death67
Place of burialDied at Manly, New South Wales (cremated)
SourcesNAA: B2455, REIACH James

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