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REYNOLDS, Abel James
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX26659 |
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Enlisted: | 8 July 1942 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 44 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Theycombe. England, 2 June 1920 |
Home Town: | Cowaramup, Augusta-Margaret River Shire, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Injuries, Melville Army Camp, Fremantle, Western Australia, 29 July 1943, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Geraldton War Cemetery, Western Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park Of Remembrance War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX26659 | |
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8 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Private, WX26659, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
8 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX26659, 44 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
Abel James Reynolds
Abel was killed during a training excersise at Melville Camp, Fremantle. Western Australia
After initial training at Northam, Militia units rotated through Melville Camp as part of the 13th Infantry Brigade Group
Submitted 16 August 2020 by Joy Dalgleish
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Honour Roll, Bayswater, Western Australia, Honour Roll, Busselton Western Australia