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REID, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4456 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916, Place of enlistment - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Kadina, South Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Black Watch Shaft, France, 27 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row C, Grave 21, Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Golden Ridge Boorara Boys of Waterfall Roll of Honour, Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4456, Place of enlistment - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 10 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 4456, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Embarked on HMAT 'A69' Warilda from Fremantle --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4456, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4456 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-11-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Margaret Reid, 56 Clancy Street, Boulder Western Australia