| Regimental number | 3256 |
| Place of birth | Owen, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Woods, via Owen, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Reid, Woods, via Owen, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3257 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Oliver REID, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 28 August 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 6 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. File (p. 7) bears notation: 'Identification disc received from Germany. No particulars were afforded except that soldier is deceased. To be reported as KILLED IN ACTION 20/7/16.' Red Cross File No. 2270211 has statement by 2956 Pte T.A. MacDONALD (patient, No 11 Stationary Hospital, Rouen), 28 November 1916: 'Informant states that Reid went over in the advance on the fromelles Front. Pte O. Reid, A Coy. (missing man's brother) told Informant that Reid was by his side when he shot a German bomber and when he looked round just after this, he was nowhere to be seen.' Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 6), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2011) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, REID Maurice Leslie
Red Cross file |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
