REESE, Charles George
| Service Number: | 16 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Port Elizabeth, South Africa, July 1881 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Suicide, Brisbane, Queensland, 26 October 1920 |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 16, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 11 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Uganda, Melbourne | |
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Uganda embarkation_ship_number: A66 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 16, 8th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"DEATH FROM POISON. RETURNED SOLDIER'S END.
Ambulance bearers were called to attend Charles George Reese, a married man, residing at Tank-street, city, yesterday afternoon. They found him to be suffering from the effects of poisoning, and administered first aid remedies, but on the way to the hospital the unfortunate man died. The body was conveyed to tho morgue, and after a post mortem examination the police were handed a sealed jar containing the contents of deceased's stomach, to be forwarded to the Government analyst for examination. Deceased, who was a returned soldier, is said to have taken a quantity of cyanide poisoning." - from the Brisbane Daily Standard 27 Oct 1920 (nla.gov.au)