Arthur Ernest Darcy REED
- Born: 27 May 1892, NSW, Australia
- Died: 1 Oct 1916, France
Noted events in his life were:
• Obituary, 1916, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Find A Grave
~~~REED, Arthur Ernest_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service)~~~
Parents……William Reed and Emma King married 25th June 1894 in Newcastle, New South Wales
Australian Imperial Force Regimental No……1761/709. (11th Battalion, F Company)
Religion……Church of England.
Education......Coolgardie State School.
Trade/calling......Grocer.
Home Address...... 407 William Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital status...... Single
Next of kin...... Mother, Mrs Emma Reed, Bayley Street West, Coolgardie, Western Australia.
Attested into AIF......10th September 1914 in Helena Vale, Western Australia.
Age on enlistment...... 22 years and 3 months.
Affirmed Rank......On enlistment- Lance Corporal, Final Rank-Sergeant.
Final Posting......51th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from......Fremantle, Western Australia, aboard HMAT A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914.
Fate......Sergeant Arthur Reed died of wounds on 1st October 1916 in Caudry, France, whilst a prisoner of war in German hands.
War Cemetery......Caudry Old Communal Cemetery, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
War service......Egypt, Gallipoli
Commemorated......Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour.
Commemorated......Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial.
Commemorated...... Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll
Miscellaneous Details......(709) Sergeant (Sgt) Arthur Ernest Reed, 51st Battalion. A grocer from Coolgardie, Western Australia, prior to enlistment in the 11th Battalion he embarked from Fremantle on 2 November 1914 aboard HMAT Ascanius for Egypt. While in Gallipoli he was promoted to Corporal, appointed Lance Sergeant and Promoted to Sergeant. Sgt Reed returned to Australia in late October 1915 and was transferred to the 51st Battalion on 10 April 1916 before re-embarking a week later aboard HMAT Aeneas for England. He joined his new battalion on the Western Front, France, during August 1916 and was wounded in action then captured at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916. Sgt Reed died of these wounds whilst a prisoner of war in German hands at Caudry, France, on 1 October 1916. He was aged 24 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Inscription
1761 SERGEANT
A. E. REED
51ST BN AUSTRALIAN INF.
1ST OCTOBER 1916 AGE 25
Gravesite Details
Sergeant Arthur Ernest Reed, 11th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
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