Wilfred Kiaora REED

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Service Number:	8574
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Hawthorn, Melbourne Victoria, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	State School West Perth
Occupation:	Manufacturing Jeweller
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 22 May 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Frechencourt Communal Cemetery Row D, Grave 7 Headstone Inscription "LIFE'S HIGHEST MISSION HE FULFILLED BRAVELY ANSWERING DUTY'S CALL", Frechencourt Communal Cemetery, Frechencourt, Amiens, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

22 Nov 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 8574, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Nov 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 8574, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne
22 May 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 8574, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8574 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-22

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Son of F. W. and E. J. REED, of 20 Carr Street, Perth, Western Australia. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.