REID G.L.

Given Names:  George Leslie

Service Number:  940

Unit:  Australian Flying Corps, No 4 Squadron                                                                   

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  24 Yrs  4 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk (Railways)                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6 In                     

Weight:  134 Lbs

Chest:  32-35 In

Hair:  Fair

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  19/9/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  James Reid

Bell Street, Preston, Victoria                                                                                            

Embarkation Date:  17/1/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  RMS Omrah

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Kaiser-I-Hind                                    

Embarked:  6/5/1919                                 

Disembarked: 

Unit:  AFC, 4th Squadron                                                                                                               

Rank:  2nd Air Mechanic

Discharge Date:  24/7/1919                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  62791

Victory Medal:  60672

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1891

Place:  Bylands/Kilmore, Victoria              

Father:  James REID                               

Mother:  Jane COULSON

MARRIAGE

Year:  1919     

Place:             

Spouse: Hilda Vera GOODE

DEATH

Date or Year: 3/2/1964                            

Place: Box Hill, Victoria                           

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

Father's address was changed to Fulton Road, Box Hill; then to 72 Edgevale Road, Kew

FURTHER INFORMATION