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REID, William Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 608 |
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Enlisted: | 12 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Paskeville, South Australia, 5 June 1870 |
Home Town: | Kadina, Copper Coast, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 46 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kadina War Memorial Arch, Paskeville Soldiers Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 608, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 608, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Thirty-Six embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 608, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Thirty-Six, Newcastle | |
11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 608, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Bullecourt (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 608 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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