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WAIGHT, Reginald Norman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2657 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Dixons Creek, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kangaroo Ground Shire of Eltham Tower of Remembrance, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yarra Glen & District Honour Roll, Yarra Glen War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2657, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2657, 14th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 13 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2657, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2657 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-13 |
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Memorial to Reginald at yarra Glen Cemetery,in Weslyan section.A large Tombstone with his Father,Mother and Sister has his name on it.his Mother was Jane S B Waight.Died Aug 1928 aged 84 years,his Father H W Waight died 10th June 1930 aged 76.his Sister Eliza G,infantrace Waight died 1887. Reginald was aged 26 and 10 months.., Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France