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Reginald Trezise
| Name on Board | R Tresize |
| Name on Service Records |
Reginald Trezise |
| Enlistment Age | 18 |
| Occupation | Labourer (Railway employee) |
| Place of Birth | South Yarra, Vic |
| Next of Kin | John Paddy and Edith Trezise |
| Address | 115 John St, North Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 22/03/1916 |
| Service No. | 2013 (Service No. 2012 on NAA records) |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 8/07/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Ajana A31 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 59th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 15/10/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 59th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Zonnebeke, France (exhumed from original grave and reinterred) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Oosttaverne, West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium |
Additional Information
The surname of the Trezise brothers is spelt Tresize on the Honour Board.
Leslie Trezise enlisted on 16 March 1915 at the age of 18 years and 8 months and younger brother, Reginald enlisted 12 months later, on 22 March 1916 at the age of 18.
Brother, Pte Leslie Trezise, 24th Battalion was killed in action near Flers, France on 14/3/1917, aged 20
An honour board was unveiled at the Newport Dispensary Hall for the Newport Tent I.O.R. in December 1919. The honour board, which was made of Australian blackwood, with fiddle-back panels, contained the names of 36 members, nine of whom had sacrificed their lives for their country, of which the Trezise brothers were two.
Additional References
Australian War Memorial Photo P06491.001
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 13 December 1919, p2
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