Clair William REED

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Service Number:	954
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Enlisted at Kerang, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Toongabbie, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Rosedale, Wellington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 954, Enlisted at Kerang, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 954, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: Name incorrectly spelt on original record as "William Claive Reed".
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 954, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Birth name registered as William Clair Reed registration number 8266

Son of John William Reed and Ellen Reed nee Cairns of Rosedale, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal