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REED, Frederick William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 177, 2474 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Portsmouth, England, 1 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter and Joiner |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 11 April 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Plot IXA, Row C, Grave NO. 10. Originally buried in Shrewsbury Forest (near Zillebeke, Ypres) on 11 April 1918., Hooge Crater Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 177, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 177, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 177, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 177, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 177, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 21 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 177, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Became ill with enteric fever and evacuated to Malta | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 177, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Returned to Australia and "struck off" regiment numbers due to illness. | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 2474, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Returned to duty with same unit but given new S/N | |
| 6 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2474, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 6 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2474, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Melbourne | |
| 15 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), France | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2474, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), Battle of Messines | |
| 14 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 14 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), Belgium | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2474, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 27 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps) | |
| 11 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2474, 4th Light Horse Regiment, While attached to British XXII Corps, was killed during the Battle of the Lys (4th Ypres) on 11 April 1918 | |
| 11 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2474, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), German Spring Offensive 1918 |
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