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REID, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2244 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camperdown, Victoria, Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Timboon, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Timboon State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith’s striker |
| Died: | One Of Sixteen Men Of The 58th Infantry Battalion Aif Killed When A 15" Shell Hit A Train Carrying Them One Kilometre Beyond The St. Pol-Sur-Ternoise Station On 27 March 1918, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise, France, 27 March 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St. Pol British Cemetery, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise Plot I, Row A, Grave 10, St Pol British Cemetery, St Pol-sur-Ternoise, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2244, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2244, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 2244, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2244 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ellen Magill
John is listed on the Timboon Honour Roll. His brother Joseph is also listed there. They both attended Timboon State School. Record seems to mingle the two names of John and Joseph. John was knee as Jack and his brother as Joe
Their father's address is listed as Curdies Siding.