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William Lewis RIED

Regimental number524
Place of birthYackandandah, Victoria
Other NamesRIED, William Louis
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
AddressTallangatta, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 5.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinW Ried, Tallangatta, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Militia reserve.
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentKensington, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 March 1917
Discharge date27 June 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Beltana', 17 March 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 12 May 1917; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, lower jaw), Melbourne, 27 June 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as REID.
SourcesNAA: B2455, RIED William Lewis

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