REID, Hugh Clyde
Service Number: | 169 |
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Enlisted: | 23 June 1915, at Keswick |
Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Unley, South Australia, July 1891 |
Home Town: | Fullarton, Unley, South Australia |
Schooling: | Adelaide High School |
Occupation: | Engineer |
Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Black Forest Highgate Congregational Church Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Biography contributed by Schools Program
Hugh Clyde Reid was born in Unley (a suburb of Adelaide) in 1891 and attended Adelaide High School, where he appears on the Honour Board. He trained as an engineer in civilian life. Reid enlisted into the 32nd Battalion in June 1915 and sailed with them to Egypt In Egypt he was transferred to the 8th Machine Gun Company, which in 1918 was absorbed into the 5th Machine Gun Battalion. He was slightly wounded at Fromelles in July 1916, but his promise was soon noted. He was quickly promoted to Corporal and then Lance Sergeant before being sent away to office school in 1917. However, he returned to the 5th Machine Bun Battalion as an NCO in early 1918 and distinguished himself throughout the battles which marked the advance from Amiens in August. For this stellar service he was awarded the Military Medal in early 1919, and soon afterwards returned to Australia.