REED, Arthur Ernest
| Service Numbers: | 709, R709, 1761 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Hamilton, New South Wales, 27 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Coolgardie, Coolgardie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Coolgardie State School |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Died of wounds (POW of Germany), Caudry, France, Caudry, Nord, Nord Pas de Calais, France, 1 October 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Caudry Old Communal Cemetery, Nord Pas de Calais, France, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 709, 11th Infantry Battalion, Helena Vale, Western Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 709, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 709, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 11 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 709, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, R709, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Wounded Battle for Pozières | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Imprisoned Battle for Pozières | |
| 1 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1761, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1761 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-10-01 |
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"...1761 (709) Sergeant (Sgt) Arthur Ernest Reed, 51st Battalion. A grocer from Coolgardie, Western Australia, prior to enlistment in the 11th Battalion he embarked from Fremantle on 2 November 1914 aboard HMAT Ascanius for Egypt. While in Gallipoli he was promoted to Corporal, appointed Lance Sergeant and Promoted to Sergeant. Sgt Reed returned to Australia in late October 1915 and was transferred to the 51st Battalion on 10 April 1916 before re-embarking a week later aboard HMAT Aeneas for England. He joined his new battalion on the Western Front, France, during August 1916 and was wounded in action then captured at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916. Sgt Reed died of these wounds whilst a prisoner of war in German hands at Caudry, France, on 1 October 1916. He was aged 24 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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