REID, Douglas Burns
| Service Numbers: | 28556, 26558 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1916, Keswick, West Torrens, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber merchant |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, West Torrens, South Australia | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Gunner, 28556, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 28556, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 26558, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 28556, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , "The Last Hundred Days" |
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28556 Gunner Douglas Burns Reid, 6th Field Artillery Brigade was a 25 year old timber merchant from Adelaide, South Australia on enlistment. He was a member of the Adelaide Rowing Club, from whence this information was sourced.
He enlisted on 25 April 1916. His Next of Kin was cited as his mother , Mrs E E Reid, of 'Eothen', East Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.
He embarked for overseas with the 10th Reinforcements of the 6th Field Artillery Brigade from Melbourne on 25 October 1916 aboard HMAT Ulysses.
While serving in France, he was wounded in action on 18 August 1917 and evacuated to England for medical treatment. He returned to his unit in France and was gassed on 10 September 1918.
While recuperating, he waass identified for Officer training and after studying at the Royal Artillery Officers' School in England, he was appointed a Second Lieutenant on 4 January 1919.
With the war over, He resigned and returned to Australia via America on a work visit related to the timber industry.
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