Outdoors portrait of Major (Maj) Albert David Reid, 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment (LHR). A ...

Outdoors portrait of Major (Maj) Albert David Reid, 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment (LHR). A farmer from Murrumburra, NSW prior to enlistment, Maj Reid embarked with the rank of Second Lieutenant with 1 LHR from Sydney on HMAT Star of Victoria on 20 October 1914. After promotion to Lieutenant, he was wounded in action at Gallipoli and returned to Australia as medically unfit for general service. After recuperation, he joined 4LHR with the rank of Captain and was awarded the Military Cross"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer led a squadron at the gallop under heavy rifle and machine gun fire over the first and second line trenches in order to reinforce the leading squadron, thus enabling the regiment to push forward and capture all the remaining lines of enemy entrenchments." Later promoted to Major, he was Mentioned in Despatches and returned to Australia on 28 July 1919. In 1921 and 1922 he was temporarily recalled to duty and returned to full time duty as Acting Lieutenant-Colonel during the Second World War.