William Oliver (Billy) REED

REED, William Oliver

Service Number: 2012
Enlisted: 18 February 1915, Coolgardie, Western Australia
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
Born: Merewether, New South Wales, 30 December 1895
Home Town: Coolgardie, Coolgardie, Western Australia
Schooling: Coolgardie Public School
Occupation: Apprentice fitter.
Died: Stroke, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 11 September 1938, aged 42 years
Cemetery: Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia
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World War 1 Service

18 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2012, Coolgardie, Western Australia
29 Apr 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2012, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
29 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2012, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2012, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
1 Aug 1915: Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel - thigh & shoulder
15 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion
31 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion
25 Oct 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion
10 Aug 1918: Wounded "The Last Hundred Days", Shell wound - leg
10 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2012, 11th Infantry Battalion

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