Ernest John REID

REID, Ernest John

Service Number: SX2037
Enlisted: 7 March 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/4th Field Ambulance
Born: Croydon, England, 1 January 1906
Home Town: Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling: Croydon, England
Occupation: Labourer
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World War 2 Service

7 Mar 1940: Involvement Private, SX2037
7 Mar 1940: Enlisted Port Pirie, SA
7 Mar 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX2037, 2nd/4th Field Ambulance
18 Jun 1944: Discharged
18 Jun 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX2037, 2nd/4th Field Ambulance

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of the late Mr and Mrs A REID of Croydon, England.  Married with one son and residing at 6 Third Street, Port Pirie West, Ernest was educated in Croydon England before he moved to Australia.  Employed at the B.H.A. Smelters, Port Pirie he enlisted in January 1940.  Ernest served in Crete, Tobruk and Syria.  His father was killed in the Great War.