Harry Lansbury Urquhart REID

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REID, Harry Lansbury Urquhart

Service Numbers:	456, 466
Enlisted:	28 August 1914, An original of D Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 October 1889
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fort Street School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Civil servant
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 456, 2nd Infantry Battalion, An original of D Company
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 466, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 466, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Harry Reid attended the Fort Street High School and later graduated from the Law School at Sydney University. He was working as a Civil Servant and living in Drummoyne when he enlisted as a Private in the 2nd Battalion. Harry was in the Anzac Landing and some accounts say he was shot and killed soon after, during the chaotic first few days. However is death is recorded as killed in action, Shrapnel Gully, 2 May 1915. He ahs no known grave.

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