DUKE, Reginald Herbert
| Service Number: | 1096 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Rosebery Park, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Banyena, Victoria, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic/Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli III E 1, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1096, 1st Infantry Battalion, Rosebery Park, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1096, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1096, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1096, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Arthur Osmond and Eleanor Jane DUKE, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
PRIVATE DUKE.
Private R. H. Duke killed in action, was the son of Mr Arthur Duke, of Livingstone Gully, Wagga. Private Duke who before joining the Australian Forces, assisted with pastoral work on his father's property, was well known in Wagga, where he resided for a number of years with his parents at Mount Austin. He was killed in action on May 26.
"...1096 Private Reginald Herbert Duke, 1st Battalion. A motor mechanic from Wagga Wagga NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Duke embarked with H Company from Sydney on HMAT Afric on 18 October 1914. On 26 April 1915 he was killed in action at Gallipoli and was buried in the Shrapnel Valley Cemetery. His brother 33020 Driver Arthur Frederick Duke died on board HMAT Shropshire from accidental injuries and is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial Southampton." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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