REED, Kenneth Fea
| Service Number: | 601 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawker, South Australia , 15 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hawker, Flinders Ranges, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia , 1 April 1976, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Road 5, Path 13, Site 33 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Hawker Residents of Hawker Honour Roll, Hawker War Memorial Park, Hawker and District WW1 Roll of Honor, Port Lincoln S.A.R. Eyre's Peninsula Division Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 601, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 601, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 601, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) Sat 6 Nov 1915
HONOURING SOLDIERS
HAWKER, October 27.— There was a large gathering of residents in the Institute on Sunday evening to bid farewell to Private Kenneth Fea Reed, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. Reed, and Private James George Melville, of A Company, second son of Mrs. S. E. Melville, on the eve of their departure for the front. Mr. B. Mansom presided. Speeches were delivered by Messrs. B. Mansom, H. A. Condon, T. V. Hartnett, W. G. Wingel, W. J. Pyman, and the Rev. C. R. Dadds (Methodist). Mr. W. J. Pyman, on behalf of the residents, presented Privates Reed and Melville each with a purse of money. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Reed have another son (Colin) in camp.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87236780
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