Personal Details
| Surname | Reekie |
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| First name | William |
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| Middle name | Fitzory |
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| Date of birth | 30/08/1882 |
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| Place of birth | On Ship en route to Australia |
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| Date of death | 17/01/1944 |
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| Age at death | 64 years |
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Details
[Ref:1882/001179]
Son of Thomas Reekie & Euphemia Carstairs
Step-brother of Mary Macdonald Wilson
War Records
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| Service | Australian Army |
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| Service number | 2014 |
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| Date of enlistment | 13/01/1916 |
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| Place of enlistment | Longreach, Qld |
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| Next of kin | Thomas Reekie [father] |
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| Date of discharge | 21/04/1918 |
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| Posting at discharge | 52nd Battalion |
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| Rank | Private |
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| Prisoner of war | No
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| Source | www.awm.gov.au/database
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| Notes | He was a 33 year old labourer from Rockhampton when he enlisted in the 52 Infantry Battalion - 2 to 9 Reinforcements (April 1916 - January 1917)
Ship Name: HMAT Clan McGillivray
Ship Number: A46
Date of Embarkation: 1/05/1916
Place of Embarkation: Brisbane
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Cemetery Record
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| Cemetery | Muttaburra |
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| Location | Central |
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| Grave number | 180 |
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| Address | Bridge St, Muttaburra |
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| Occupation | Station hand |
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| Religion | Presbyterian |
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| Date of funeral | 17/01/1944 |
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| Comment | Died from Cardiac failure
Buried beside Euphemia Little (mother) & Mary Wilson (step-sister)
The Longreach Leader Saturday 29 January 1944
OBITUARY
WILLIAM F. REEKIE
The death occurred at Muttaburra on Sunday, 10th January of Mr. William Fitzroy Reekie (65). Mr. Reekie, who was familiarly known as Bill, was born at sea and arrived in Australia in 1880. He came to Muttaburra In 1896, where he has since resided, following the occupation of station hand and fencing contractor.
During the Great War he served for three years with the A.I.F. in the 52nd Battalion and on his return to Muttaburra took a prominent part in the affairs R.S.S.A.I.L.A. of which he was a keen and interested member, and will be much missed by the members of that branch. Mr Reekie was a brother of Mrs. M Wilson of the Royal Mail Hotel, of the Muttaburra Sub branch of the Muttaburra and another sister is Mrs. G Graham, Gateshead, County Durham, England. Mr. F F. Dowling officiated at the graveside, returned men acting as pall bearers.
[Source: OBITUARY. (1944, January 29). The Longreach Leader (Qld.: 1923 – 1954), p. 5. Retrieved September 18, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126006688]
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