REEVES, George Leslie
| Service Number: | 6874A |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1917, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boort, Vic., 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sebastopol State School |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery IX F 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6874A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6874A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6874A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles Albert and Annie REEVES, of Yarrowee Street, Sebastopol, Vic.
George Leslie Reeves (SN 6874A) was born in Ballarat and educated at Sebastopol State School. He enlisted on 21st August 1917 as a 21-year-old, single, Dairy Farmer. He was posted to the 24th Infantry Battalion and left Melbourne in November bound for the Western Front. On 12th August 1918 he was killed in the fighting at Proyart, has no known grave, and his name is recorded on the Australian Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Reeves, of Yarrowee, Sebastopol, through the Rev. J.R. Currie, that their youngest son, Pte. Geo. Leslie Reeves, had been killed in action in France on 14th August. He enlisted on 21st August 1917, and sailed for Egypt on 21st November. After a stay of a few weeks in Egypt he was transferred to England, and was in camp at Salisbury for three months, and was transferred to France. He had been previously gassed, and after returning to the fighting line was attached to the machine gun section to th time of death. Two brothers of deceased are fighting at the Front, viz. Signaller J O Reeves and Sert. C H Reeves, both of whom enlisted in New Zealand. The deceased soldier was educated at the Sebastopol State School, and prior to his leaving for the Front was employed by his father in the dairying business.
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