Reginald William MASTERS

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MASTERS, Reginald William

Service Number:	2437
Enlisted:	10 April 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Guildford, Western Australia, October 1897
Home Town:	Guildford, Swan, Western Australia
Schooling:	Guildford Public School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Apprentice Fitter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 26 August 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bellevue Roll of Honor, Guildford St. Matthew's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Guildford St. Matthew's Anglican Church Men Who Laid Down Their Lives Honour Roll, Guildford War Memorial, Midland Railway Workshops Soldiers Memorial, Mundaring War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

10 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2437, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
30 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2437, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
30 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2437, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle
28 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion
10 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2437, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds to the arm and shoulder
26 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, 2437, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Wounded 2nd occasion - gassed
4 Jul 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion
26 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2437, 43rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2437 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-26

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Charles Henry and Harriet Masters of York Road, Greenmont, WA. Brother of Leslie Ronald Masters who was killed in action on 26 January 1918 while serving with the 11th Battalion and was buried in the Messines Ridge Britsh Cemetery. Plot 1, Row A, Grave 5

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Cadets and Citizen Military Forces

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