Conrad Frederick REESE

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REESE, Conrad Frederick

Service Number:	1115
Enlisted:	21 September 1906, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Last Rank:	Petty Officer
Last Unit:	HMAS Sydney (I) - WW1
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 21 September 1888
Home Town:	Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sailor
Died:	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 3 September 1921, aged 32 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Rookwood Catholic Cemetery Portion: M2, Row: 9, Plot: 327 East Street Lidcombe 2141 NSW
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21 Sep 1906:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
24 Jul 1914:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 1115, Royal Australian Navy, German East Africa Campaign 1915 - 1916 HMAS Pioneer HMAS Pioneer was originally built for the Royal Navy and from 1905 served on the Australia Station. On 1 March 1913 she was commissioned into the RAN. The outbreak of war saw her as a guard ship at Melbourne. She was soon ordered to Fremantle and sailed for the west coast on 6 August 1914. While patrolling off Fremantle, the Pioneer subsequently captured the German merchant vessels Neumunster and Thuringen, which were unaware of the outbreak of war. Although intended to be part of the escort of the first AIF convoy, which left Albany on 1 November 1914, Pioneer had to withdraw due to engine problems. On 9 January 1915 she departed Fremantle for German East Africa to take part in operations against the German cruiser SMS Koenigsberg, which had sought refuge up the Rufigi River The role of the British fleet gathered off East Africa was to prevent the Koenigsberg from breaking out of the river, and to prevent supplies being brought in by sea for either her, or the German forces ashore. Koenigsberg was destroyed by British monitors on 12 July 1915 but Pioneer remained on station, continuing her blockade duties and bombarding targets ashore. Pioneer eventually returned to Australia in October 1916 and was paid off. She was sold in 1924 and scuttled off Sydney Harbour in 1931. Pioneer, obsolete and decrepit, saw more actual combat than any other Australian ship in the First World War. https://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_12590.asp
8 Nov 1916:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 1115, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), HMAS CERBERUS
14 Oct 1917:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 1115, Royal Australian Navy, London Depot
21 Jan 1918:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 1115, HMAS Sydney (I) - WW1, North Sea 1915-18 HMAS SYDNEY was present at the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow on 21 November 1918
2 Sep 1919:	Discharged Royal Australian Navy

Biography

21 Sep 1906 enlisted RN Australian Squadron, HMS Psyche, with service number 721, with the rank of Ordinary Seaman. He remained with the RN Australian Squadron until 22 Sep 22 Sep 1911

From the Census of England and Wales, 1911, Enumeration Book for the Royal Navy.

List of Officers, Crews and Royal Marines, on board at midnight, Sunday, April 2nd, 1911.

His Majesty Ship: Challenger

Class and denomination of ship: 2nd class protected cruiser

Name of Captain or Commanding Officer: Captain Guy R. Gaunt, R.N.

Station: Australia

Position of the ship at midnight on Sunday, April 2nd 1911: at sea lat: 31⁰ Hq′ S long: 71⁰ 56′ W

Transferred to RAN 23 Sep 1911 with rank of Able Seaman

HMAS Yarra - 23 Sep 1911 to 26 Feb 1912

Leading Seaman - 27 Feb 1912 to 15 Jun 1912

Petty Officer - 16 Jun 1912

HMAS Cerberus - 09 Jun 1912 to30 Jun 1912

London Depot - 01 Jul 1912 to 21 Jun 1913

HMAS Australia (commissioned 21 Jun 1913) - 22 Jun 1913 to 28 Oct 1913. Sailed from Portsmouth, England on HMAS Australia with HMAS Sydney, 21 Jul 1913 and entered Sydney Harbour, 04 Oct 1913.

HMAS Sydney - 29 Oct 1913 to 20 Jul 1914

HMAS Cerberus - 21 Jul 1914 to 23 Jul 1914

HMAS Pioneer 24 Jul 1914 to 07 Nov 1916. Served on HMAS Pioneer during the German east Africa Campaign, 1915-1916. Returned to Sydney, 22 Oct 1916. HMAS Pioneer paid off 07 Oct 1916

HMAS Cerberus - 08 Nov 1916 to 13 Oct 1917

London Depot -14 Oct 1917 to 27 Jan 1918

HMAS Sydney - 28 Jan 1918 to 02 Sep 1919

Demobilised - 02 Sep 1919

MEDALS: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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