Lieutenant Reginald McClure Abernethy

R McClure Abernethy

First year at Wesley 1907
Personal information Senior Prefect and Captain of the Boats 1912. Rowed in three winning Head of the River crews; Alexander Wawn Scholar 1912. Assistant Master at Sydney Church of England Grammar School
Date enlisted 8/10/1915
Unit enlisted 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 11th Battery - Service Number 6529
Service details Killed by a piece of shell from an airplane bomb. Unit diary says five bombs dropped that evening south of Daours (on the Somme River).
Date of death 22/05/1918 - 25 years of age
Unit details 5th Field Artillery Brigade, 14th Battery
Cemetery/Memorial place Frechencourt Communal Cemetery - Row D Grave 8
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