Regimental number | 8048 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Zeehan, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Zeehan, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A M Reynolds, 10 Power Street, Zeehan, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in Senior Cadets; transferred to Citizen Military Forces same month as AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Burnie, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 27th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 8084 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | At sea |
Commemoration details | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Melbourne, 28 February 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 20 April 1918, and marched into 1st Training Bn, Sutton Veny. Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veny, 25 April 1918 (tonsillitis); rejoined 1st Training Bn from hospital, 2 May 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 27 July 1918; discharged to Convalescent Training Depot, 31 August 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 36 days. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 5 September 1918; discharged to Convalescent Training Depot, Parkhouse, 7 October 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 33 days. Found guilty, 18 November 1918, of being absent without leave from 2359, 10 November, to 1100, 11 November 1918: admonished, and forfeited 1 day's pay. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 12 April 1919; discharged to Convalescent Training Depot, 14 May 1919: total period of treatment for venereal disease: 33 days. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 23 August 1919 (pyrexia, unknown origin). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 3 September 1919. Admitted to ship's hospital, 10 September 1919; discharged, 18 September 1919. Readmitted to ship's hospital,22 September 1919 (nephritis and hepatitis); died 11 pm, 8 October 1919; buried at sea, 11 am, October 1919. Medal: British War Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, REYNOLDS Albert |