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Rank : Private

Army Number : 15249

Unit : 3rd, 9th & 2/5th Bn

Biography :

Enlisted at Swansea, Glamorgan. Served with the 110th Brigade (6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Battalions) during World War One. Awarded the Military Medal for his gallant conduct at Bazentin-le-Petit in July 1916 (see London Gazette 21.09.1916 page 9203). in action 5.7.1917, aged 25. He is buried at Metz-En-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, France.

CWGC:

REED, ALBERT GEORGE
Rank: Private
Service No: 15249
Date of Death: 05/07/1917
Age: 25
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 2nd/5th Bn.
Awards: M M

Acknowledgement to Oxford University website: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9104/4423 for image of Albert George Reed MM.

Grave ReferenceII. A. 5.
Cemetery: METZ-EN-COUTURE COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION
Additional Information:

Son of Joseph and Mary Ann Reed, of 61, Rodney St., Swansea.

Date of Birth : 1894

Place of Birth : Swansea & Glamorgan

Date of Death : 5.7.1917

Place of Death : France

Civil Occupation : Mason's Labourer

Period of Service : 1910s

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : & & France