Cecil Albert REID

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REID, Cecil Albert

Service Number:	QX27994
Enlisted:	23 February 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 August 1914
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

23 Feb 1942:	Involvement QX27994
23 Feb 1942:	Enlisted
23 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX27994
11 Jan 1946:	Discharged
11 Jan 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX27994

Summary of Service, QX27994 Cecil Albert Reid.

QX27994 C A Reid.

Campaigns Involved In:

Middle East (23/8/42 - 27/2/43)
New Guinea (17/8/43 - 20/5/44)
Borneo (Dutch East Indies) (23/5/45 - 31/12/45)

Dates shown above are the period C.A. Reid served in that particular theatre.

Units served with:

AASC Tng. Dep.
2/10 Coy AASC.
2/153 AGT Coy, 7th Division AASC.
2/7 Aust. Transport Pl. 7th Division AASC.
HQ 2/153 AGT Coy, 7th Division AASC.

Unit serving with at time of signing the Balikpapan Flag (12/8/1945):

HQ 2/153 AGT Coy, 7th Division AASC.

QX 27994 Cecil Albert Reid was discharged from service, 11/1/46.

Enlistment Photos x2

Attached to the service record of QX27994 Cecil Albert Reid (held by the National Archives of Australia), are 2 sets of enlistment photos. Both have been uploaded for view on this site.

The photos appear to have been taken on different dates.

The backgrounds are different.
The service number format is markedly different.

It is of interest that the Attestation form signed by QX27994 C A Reid (Service record) has two different dates.

The first paragraph reveals that he enlisted for service at Brisbane, 27/1/1942.

On the same page, in section C of the attestation form, the date C A Reid signs his oath of enlistment is, 23/2/1942.

Why would that be?
I don't know.

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