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REID, Harold William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4274 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Iron Moulder |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4274, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4274, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4274, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4274, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 15 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4274, 5th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 2 Mar 1917: | Imprisoned Stationed in an outpost on the front line at Thilloy, France, Pte Reid (with a BW to the head) and several others were captured when the Germans raided the Australian trenches. | |
| 9 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4274, 5th Infantry Battalion, Repatriated to UK 29 December 1918 and RTA 5 March 1919. Discharged as MU (no details). |
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