Regimental number | 3455 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Camooweal, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31.5 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Reese, Brunswick Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cloncurry, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIII, Row C, Grave No. I), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Eliza REESE. Native of Brisbane |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Emarked Sydney, 24 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 12 April 1917, and marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford. Found guilty, 10 May 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 10 May, until 10.05 am, 11 May 1917: admonished, and forfeited 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 June 1917; taken on strength, 47th Bn, in the field, 16 July 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Previously reported wounded in action; now, 10 January 1918, reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 11 March 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, REESE Harold Fromholtz |