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Reginald Clyde COMPTON

Regimental number516
Place of birthGoulburn, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngine driver
AddressMcArthur Parade, Dulwich Hill, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Abraham Compton, Junction Street, Junee, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 September 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death19 September 1915
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
88
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in St Saviour's Anglican Cemetery, Goulburn, New South Wales. Headstone inscription reads: 'His God and Country needed him.' Parents: Abraham (d. 24 October 1924, aged 66, bu. St Saviour's Cemetery) and Annie COMPTON (d. 22 August 1901, aged 48, bu. St Saviour's Cemetery)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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