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HEARD, Reginald Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX26089 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Abinger, Surrey, England, 22 June 1912 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carrier (later Taxi driver) |
| Died: | Natural causes, Fairfield, NSW, Australia, 28 May 1988, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX26089, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 4 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX26089 | |
| 14 Nov 1945: | Discharged Sapper, NX26089, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE | |
| 14 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX26089 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Barbara Krnos
Reginald Ernest Heard was the Great Grandson of William Ellis, who fought at the Charge of the Light Brigade.
Born in England, the son of William Heard and Daisy La Farre who brought the family to Australia in 1922 when Reg was 10 years old. He had 6 brothers and one sister.
He Enlisted in 1941,as did his two brothers. They were all sappers in the 2/13 Field Engineers. One of them (Fred) died at El Alamain. He served in the Middle East and New Guinea.
He qualified whilst in the army as a driver, and later in life became a taxi owner driver. He remained single all his life.
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