REED, Ernest Edward
| Service Number: | 2378 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boroughbridge, England, 7 October 1886 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Boroughbridge District School, Yorkshire |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Died of wounds (gas poisoning), Stourbridge, England, United Kingdom, 26 April 1918, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Stourbridge Cemetery Stourbridge Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 341), Hereford and Worcester, England , Stourbridge Cemetery, Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Kurrajong Parade Avenue of Honour, Inverell War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2378, Inverell, New South Wales | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2378, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2378, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded Lance Corporal, 2378, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Gas | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2378, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2378 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 26th April.... Ernest Edward Reed was born Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England in 1886. He enlisted in the West Yorkshire Regiment on 17th March, 1904 as an 18 year old Butcher.
Ernest Edward Reed married Jeannie Bell at Holywood, Ireland on 15th October, 1906.
Private Ernest Edward Reed, of 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, was transferred to 1st Class Army Reserve on 16th March, 1907, having served 3 years. He was released from Army Reserve on 16th March, 1909 in consequence of termination of Engagement.
Ernest Edward Reed, Farmer, & his wife – Mrs Jenny Reed & their son Ernest Edward Reed were passengers on Narrung, which departed from the port of London, England on 28th February, 1912 bound for Sydney, Australia.
Ernest Edward Reed enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 29th January, 1916 as a 29 year old, married, Painter from Inverell, New South Wales.
Private (as per Embarkation Roll, however he was listed Voyage Only Sergeant on Casualty Form – Active Service) Ernest Edward Reed embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Borda (A30) on 17th October, 1916 with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 33rd Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 9th January, 1917.
Voyage Only Sergeant Ernest Edward Reed reverted to rank of Private on 10th January, 1917 on arriving in England. He was marched in to 9th Training Battalion at Durrington, Wiltshire, England on 12th January, 1917.
Private Reed proceeded to France & joined 33rd Battalion at the Front on 18th April, 1917.
Private Reed was sent sick to Hospital from 28th October & rejoined his Unit on 1st November, 1917.
Private Ernest Edward Reed was to be Lance Corporal from 17th November, 1917 vice McDonald promoted.
Lance Corporal Reed was sent sick to Hospital on 9th January & rejoined his Unit on 13th January, 1918.
Lance Corporal Reed proceeded on Leave to England from 28th February, 1918. He was reported A.W.L. (Absent without Leave) on 16th March, 1918. Lance Corporal Reed rejoined his Unit from Leave on 21st March, 1918. No disciplinary action was taken.
Lance Corporal Ernest Edward Reed was wounded in action – Gassed on 17th April, 1918 at Villers Bretonneux. He was invalided to England on Hospital Ship & admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Stourbridge Section (affiliated with 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston) on 23rd April, 1918 – Gassed (severe).
Lance Corporal Ernest Edward Reed died at 5 pm on 26th April, 1918 at 1st Southern General Hospital, Stourbridge Section, England as a result of being Gassed – Shell Lethal.
He was buried in Stourbridge Cemetery, Stourbridge, West Midlands, England – Soldiers Plot where 12 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/stourbridge.html
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