William Charles REID

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Service Number:	608
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:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kadina War Memorial Arch, Paskeville Soldiers Memorial Gates, The South Australian National War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

12 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 608, Morphettville, South Australia
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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