REID J.C.
Given Names: John Clifford
Service Number: 1655
Unit: 37th Battalion, 1st reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 22 Yrs 5 Mths
Occupation: Fireman (Victorian Railways)
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 5½ In
Weight: 122 Lbs
Chest: 32-34 In
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 1/3/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Jane Reid
Bell Street, Preston, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 27/5/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Soudan
Embarked: 12/5/1919
Disembarked: 29/6/1919
Unit: 7th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 6/10/1919
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 45738
Victory Medal: 44951
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1893
Place: Bylands/Kilmore, Victoria
Father: James REID
Mother: Jane COULSON
MARRIAGE
Year: 1920
Place:
Spouse: Esther May JOHNSON
DEATH
Date or Year: 13/7/1960
Place: Footscray, Victoria
Burial: Footscray Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 4/10/1917; gun shot wound, head
Wounded in action 8/9/1918; gassed
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number:
Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS
Address was changed to72 Edgevale Road, Kew
FURTHER INFORMATION