Reginald Raymond MAITLAND MM

MAITLAND, Reginald Raymond

    Service Number: 6862
    Enlisted: 3 August 1916, Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Belalie, South Australia, Australia, 25 July 1894
    Home Town: Barmedman, Bland, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Natural causes, Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia, 22 May 1956, aged 61 years
    Cemetery: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
    Cremated
    Memorials: Barmedman War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    3 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6862, Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney
    17 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 6862, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Napier, Sydney
    17 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 6862, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    20 Apr 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion
    4 Apr 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion
    14 May 1919: Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days", For courage and devotion to duty during the attack on Lihons on 11 August 1918 whilst in charge of a section on the extreme left of the battalion front in keeping officers informed of its movements. When the objective was reached, he went forward and engaged with the enemy at several points along the line, obtaining invaluable information.
    10 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion

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