Regimental number | 6018 |
Place of birth | Latrobe, Tasmania |
School | South Spreyton State School, Tasmania |
Other training | Nil |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A Foster, Latrobe, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 25.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 35), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Reid and Emily Jane FOSTER; husband of Ada Louisa FOSTER, South Spreyton, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |