Mersey Albert REID

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Service Number:	3286
Enlisted:	3 August 1915, 3 years 1st AIR
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, December 1890
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Locomotive Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 28 July 1916
Cemetery:	Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-la Boisselle Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 6, Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers la Boisselle, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3286, 17th Infantry Battalion, 3 years 1st AIR
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement 3286, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked 3286, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
28 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 3286, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3286 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-28

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