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Benjamin REID

Regimental number204
Place of birthWangaratta Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressCoraki, Richmond River, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Andrew Reid, Myrtle Creek via Casino, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row X, Grave No. 14), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Elizabeth REID, Myrtle Creek, Richmond River, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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