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• Reginald William Gelme †

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Born: 28 May 1894

Died: 27 July 1916

Reginald William Gelme,B.E.: Lieutenant, R.E., Mesopotamia. Sailing to England, received commission 15th January, 1915, and, after attending R.E. Officers School, was promoted lieutenant 1st April, 1916, and sent to Mesopotamia on 12th in charge of 120 sappers. Died of Illness, 27th July, 1916, and was buried in Basra War Cemetery. Early education at Sydney Grammar School.  (University of Sydney Book of Remembrance)

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Rank

• Held rank of Second Lieutenant

Birth record

• 28 May 1894 in Marrickville, NSW, Australia

Death records

• Died on service
• 27 July 1916 in El Basrah, Basra, Iraq

Address

• Boonool, 21 Stanley Avenue, Mosman, NSW, Australia

Relationships

• Father - John Gelme
• Mother - Martha Cleland Todd

Organisation

• Royal Engineers

Main sources

• WAR CASUALTIES. LIEUT. R. W. GELME, R.E. (newspaper article)
• Death Notice (newspaper article)
• Death Notice (newspaper article)
• Find War Dead: GELME, R W (webpage)
• Beyond 1914 -- The University of Sydney and the Great War: Reginald William Gelme (website)
• Reginald William Gelme (photograph)

Commemorations

• GELME R. on the West Face of the Mosman War Memorial
• Gelme, R. on the St Luke's Anglican Church Mosman memorial panels