Regimental number | 6874A |
Place of birth | Boort, Victoria |
School | Sebastopol School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Dairy farmer |
Address | Sebastopol, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. A. Reeves, Yarrowee Street, Sebastopol, Victoria |
Previous military service | 71st Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Ballarat, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 20th Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Framerville, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row F, Grave No. 8), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 102 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Albert and Annie REEVES. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 29863 Sergeant C.H. Reeves, enlisted in New Zealand, died of wounds, 12 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, REEVES George Leslie |