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ARMSTEAD, Reginald
Step 1: Personal Details
Service Number: | 3769 |
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Enlisted: | 1 November 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | West Melbourne, Victoria, 1889 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Apprentice Printer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 16 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Biography contributed by Jan Ferguson
The eldest of 6 children, Reg had become an apprentice printer at Fremantle Printery when the war broke out. We can say he was well loved by his family and friends. Tributes describe him as a true comrade and hero and his memory will always be with us. He wanted Australia to be a safe place for future generations.