Peter William REARDON

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REARDON, Peter William

Service Numbers:	314, 621, 6561
Enlisted:	7 April 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdon, 1876
Home Town:	Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clay Maker
Died:	Auburn, New South Wales, Australia, 8 October 1951, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Privately Cremated
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 314, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 621
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 314, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
15 Mar 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 314, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes invalided returned to Australia aboard Ranee arriving Brisbane 9 Mar 1901, discharged 15 Mar 1901.
20 Aug 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 621, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes the First Draft of 6th QIB embarked at Sydney 20 Aug 1901 aboard Britannic arriving Cape Town 22 Sep 1901.
23 Jun 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 621, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Newspaper report notes remained in South Africa for further service when 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902.

World War 1 Service

7 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6561, 3rd Infantry Battalion
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6561, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6561, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Oct 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6561, 3rd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Peter William Reardon was born in 1877 at Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, a son to James and Mary Jane Reardon. He married Margaret Matilda Hudson in 1903 at Sydney and they raised 3 children wjile living at Auburn, NSW.

He served twice in the South African (Boer) War and again in WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 314 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 621 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Third service was as a Private S.N. 6561 in the 2rd Infantry Battalion AIF, WW1.

(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 485 & 518; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).

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