REED, Herbert Hamilton
| Service Numbers: | 2686, 3700, 3700A |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1917, Nine days after proceeding to France with the 10th Rifles, his service number was changed to 3700A |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Fremantle Western Australia, 2 January 1899 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Struck by a tram on Currie St Adelaide , Adelaide South Australia, 30 April 1942, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 7S, Site No: 9 |
| Memorials: | Boulder Kalgoorlie Roll of Honor, Fremantle Scots Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2686, Nine days after proceeding to France with the 10th Rifles, his service number was changed to 3700A | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3700, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3700, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 20 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3700A, Returned to Australia on 31.3.1919 per Khyber from Liverpool and disembarked on 21.5.1919. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Helen Harmer
Herbert Hamilton (‘Bert’) Reed was born in Fremantle on the 2.1.1899 to Harry William and Alison C. Reed, later of 36 Ebsworth St Mt Lawley. Herbert enlisted at Perth on the 8.1.17 and started training at Blackboy Hill on the 15.1.17. He had previous service with the 89th Infantry. He was 18 years old, a clerk and Presbyterian. Herbert was 5 feet 9 inches tall had a chest measurement of 32½ - 35½ inches, fresh complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. He was a Private, initially with Service number 3686. He was appointed to the 51st Battalion. Herbert embarked on HMAT Borda at Fremantle on the 29.6.17, arrived at Tedworth Depot in England on the 4.8.17 and proceeded to France with 51st Battalion on the 20.5.18. Nine days later, his service number was changed to 3700A while he was serving in France with the 10th Rifles. On the 10.11.18 he was sent to hospital with influenza and on the 21.1.19 discharged to base.
He returned to Australia on the 31.3.19 per Khyber from Liverpool, disembarked on the 21.5.19 and was discharged on the 20.6.19. In a 1931 court case, he was described as a vagrant and confidence trickster, who was jailed for fraud and theft. Bert was hit by a tram in Currie St, Adelaide on the 28.04.1942 and died on the 2.5.1942, aged 43. No blame was attributed to the driver of the tram.
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