REID, John Cecil Drury
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 14 May 1876 |
| Home Town: | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Engineer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 10 June 1917, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Plot II, Row A, Grave 29 |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Branxholme & District Roll of Honour WW1, Branxholme War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Involvement 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-06-10 | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Cross |
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Source: Family Notices (7 Jul 1917). The Argus , p. 11. Accessed 21 April , 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1633867
IN MEMORIUM
Died of wounds on 10 June, Lieut. John Cecil Drury REID, BF, loved son of the late Rev. J. Bentley Reid and Mris Sybil Reid, beloved husband of Jessie Beatrice (nee Philip) Reid of Branxholme, and loving father of Stanley, Joan and Peggy.
"PERSONAL." The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) 29 February 1916: 4. Web. 21 Apr 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154539443>
Mr John Cecil Drury Reid, civil engineer, till now with the Commonwealth staff at Canberra as surveyor, enlisted as a sapper in the Engineers yesterday. He matriculated from Scotch College in 1893. His brother, the late Rev. Stanley S. Reid, obtained leave of absence from boulder Presbyterian Church (West Australia) and went as a private to the South African war, soon after to be promoted to lieutenant; he was wounded and after a brief interval returned, and was fatally wounded. Dr. Frank B Reid, of Sydney Road, Coburg also served as captain in the South African war. A younger brother, William B Reid holds a commission in the Field Artillery, British Imperial Forces.
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