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James REID

Regimental number3020
Place of birthDundas Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTeamster
AddressMurrumbah via Esk, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Reid, Murrumbah via Esk, Queensland
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 27 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3020A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2300 Pte John REID, 2nd Remount Unit, returned to Australia, 26 July 1919; 2298 Pte Thomas REID, 2nd Remount Unit, returned to Australia, 16 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 June 1985

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