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FRIEND, Reginald David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1028 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Bagots Well, South Australia, 14 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Truro, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 4 August 1982, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Forreston Primary School WW1 Pictorial Honour Roll, Truro and District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1028, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1028, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1028, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 25 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1028, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
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"...1028, Private Reginald David Friend was born at Bagots Well, South Australia, on 14 June 1896. He enlisted at Keswick, South Australia, on 22 March 1915 and served with the 27th Infantry Battalion. In November 1916 he was taken on strength of the 2nd Australian Machine Gun Company. He returned to Australia in 1919 and died in South Australia on 4 August 1982." - SOURCE (collections.slsa.sa.gov.au)
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