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REID, Allan Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4561 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 16 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Birkenhead, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Lefevre's Peninsula State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Noreuil, France, 2 April 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France IV C 35 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Largs North Port Adelaide Sailing Club Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4561, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4561, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4561, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, Killed in Action :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4561 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Andrew Aitken Reid and Mary Jane Reid, of Martin St., Birkenhead, South Australia.
HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT FROM HIS LOVING PARENTS AND SISTERS
Private ALLAN E. REID, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Reid, Martin-street, Birkenhead, was killed in action on April 2. He was previously reported missing on that date.
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