Participant Info

Given Name

William Reid

Family Name

Fitton

Service Number

4782

Place of Birth

Omeo VIC

Occupation

Grocer

Place of Enlistment

Melbourne VIC

Next of Kin

Wife, Mrs M Sutton, 1 Collins Street, Caulfield, Victoria

Address on Enlistment

Heyfield Vic

Unit on Embarkation

7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement

Age at Embarkation

20

Embarkation Vessel

HMAT A18 Wiltshire, Melbourne VIC on 7 March 1916

Rank on Enlistment

Private

Unit at Discharge

Rank at Death/Discharge

Private

Date of Return

Place of death or wounding

Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)

Date of Death

19/07/1916

Fate

KIA

Place of burial/memorial

Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France

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Link to record

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