| Regimental number | 3594 |
| Place of birth | Yarcowie, South Australia |
| School | Broken Hill High School, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Lilian Elizabeth Reiss, Gawler, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Held the rank of Lieutenant in the Citizen Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | 43rd Battalion, Headquarters |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Bony, near St Quentin, France |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Ste Emilie Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave 8), Villers-Faucon, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of GH and Margaret Reiss, 18 Williams Avenue, Dulwich, South Australia |
| Other details |
Enlisted with Substantive Rank of Sergeant (previously Acting Staff Sergeant Major, Instructional Staff, Australia). Enlisted, 16 February 1917. War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 16 July 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 16 September 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 December 1917 ex 12th Training Bn to 43rd Bn Reinforcements; taken on strength 43rd Bn, 24 December 1917. Detached to Brigade School, 19 January 1918; rejoined 43rd Bn, 14 February 1918. Wounded in Action (gun shot wound, right leg), 29 March 1918, and admitted to Field Hospital; transferred to Norfolk War General Hospital, 4 April 1918. Moved to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield. Granted leave from 13-27 May 1918. Moved in from leave to AIF Headquarters, London, 17 May 1918. Sent sick to Brigade Hospital, Heathcote, 22 June 1918. Moved in from Brigade Hospital, 27 June 1918 from Heathcote (gun shot wound to the knee). Moved out to Overseas Training Brigade 27 July 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 August 1918. Moved in to Australian Infantry Base Depot, 23 August 1918. Killed in action, 29 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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