William Oliver (Billy) REED

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

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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