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Reginald DEACON

Regimental number1200
Date of birth8 November 1894
Place of birthNarrendera, New South Wales
SchoolLeichhardt Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinAlfred Deacon, 60 Flood Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 September 1914
Place of enlistmentRosebery Park, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameInfantry Brigade Train 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/97/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on 21 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Company, Australian Armny Service Corps
FateKilled in Action 7 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 3), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
181
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents; Alfred and Essie DEACON.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915.

Killed in action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, 7 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DEACON Reginald

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