Reginald ARMSTEAD

ARMSTEAD, Reginald

Service Number: 3769
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)
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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.