William John REID

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Service Number:	1039
Enlisted:	12 December 1916
Last Rank:	Second Class Air Mechanic
Last Unit:	No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Born:	Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1895
Home Town:	Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Clunes State School, Victoria, Australia and Grenville College, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Electrical Engineer
Died:	Influenza, Germany, 8 February 1919, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Cologne Southern Cemetery Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 13
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

12 Dec 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1039, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
17 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 1039, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Omrah embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
17 Jan 1917:	Involvement 1039, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Omrah embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
17 Jan 1917:	Embarked 1039, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, RMS Omrah, Melbourne
17 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 1039, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, RMS Omrah, Melbourne
16 Dec 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 1039, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, AFC / RFC operations Western Front / Middle East
8 Feb 1919:	Involvement 1039, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1039 awm_unit: No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps awm_rank: Air Mechanic Class II awm_died_date: 1919-02-08

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No. 4 Squadron AFC was part of the allied occupation force stationed in German after the armistice.

Air Mechanic 2nd Class William John Reid contracted influenza and was evacuated to the 44th CCS (situated in Cologne) on 13 January 1919.

He later died of influenza at the 44th CCS in Cologne, Germany on 8 February 1919.