Regimental number | 16 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Paddington New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | 665 Bourke Street, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Isabella Reid, 665 Bourke Street, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 16th Signal Troop Army Engineers |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: SIG Div 5 Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. II), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Isabella REID, 'Lynton', Bartlett Street, Summer Hill, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |