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REID, Arthur Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4886 |
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Enlisted: | 3 November 1915 |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
Born: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
Home Town: | Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 9 September 1916 |
Cemetery: |
La Clytte Military Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4886, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4886, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4886, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
16 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade | |
16 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Division Artillery | |
27 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Division Supply Column | |
6 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 4886, Left Alexandria aboard the Oriana for France | |
2 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 4886, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF | |
8 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 4886, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, After seeing action on the Somme, Gunner Reid had just arrived at the front in the vicinity of Vierssraat, Belgium, when he received a gunshot wound to his head. Private Reid was evacuated to the 11th Canadian Field Ambulance where he died of his wounds the next day. | |
9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 4886, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4886 awm_unit: Y4A Australian Medium Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-09-09 |
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