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REED, Alexander Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 679 |
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Enlisted: | 19 February 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Engineer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Grave Reference: III. F. 9., Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 679, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 679, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 679, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was an only child.
He was 21-birth registration as follows:
Births March 1895 Reed Alexander Thomas Colchester 4a 645
Commemorated as ‘Alec’ on the grave of Arthur and Helen Stuttle at Colchester cemetery.