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ACRES, Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6228 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1916, Wickepin, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 17 July 1884 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Charles Street State School, , Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Guedecourt, France, 5 February 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bancourt British Cemetery Plot IX, Row K, Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dudinin Wogolin Roll of Honor, Shire of Kulin Combined Services Honour Board, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6228, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wickepin, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6228, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6228, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6228, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Reginald ACRES was born in Launceston, Tasmania on 17th July, 1884
His parents were Adam Smith ACRES & Ada Bertha HILLS
He enlisted in Wickepin, Western Australia on 17th March, 1916 and embarked from Fremantle, WA with the 16th Infantry Battalion, 20th Reinforcements on 13th October, 1916 on the HMAT Suffolk
Reginald was Killed in Action at Guedecourt in France on 5th February, 1917 and is buried in the Bancourt British Cemetery
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