Private George Henry Reed

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Reed, George Henry

Date of birth: 1893-07-27

Place of birth: Hampton Hill Middlesex

Next of kin: Panthill Cottages High Street Hampton Hill, Middlesex, England (Mother) Emma Reed

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Grocer’s Clerk

Religion: Methodist

Date of death: 1917-07-09

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension, I. G. 6.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 413119

Highest Rank: Private (18th Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 259225

LAC ID: 596926

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B8162-S030

Uploader's Notes:

Possibly killed per 18th Battalion War Diary Entry: Training during the morning. Postponed Church Parade held. About midday (12.40 pm) shell dropped by long range gun struck one of the huts in which H.Q. details and portion of D coy where billeted. 5 ors Killled. 4 ors died of wounds. 35 wounded.

Source: CVWM

KILLED IN ACTION

Pte. George H. Reid [sic], of Earlscourt, Was Well Known as a Soloist at Local Concerts.

Earlscourt. Aug. 13.-Word has been received here that Pte. George H. Reed was killed in action July 9.

At the time of entlistment, Pte. Reed live with J. Lovett, 498 Vaughan road. He enlisted with the 45th Victoria Regiment at Lindsay, Ont. He was born in England 24 years ago. He was very active in all social affairs, and was well known as a soloist at local concerts.

Toronto Star. August 13, 1917.

PTE G.H. REED KILLED

Mr. J. Lovett, 49 Vaughan road, has received word that Pte. George H. Reed, who live and worked with him for seven years, was killed in action on July 9. He was 24 years of age, and went overseas with a Lindsay battalion in May 1915. Mr. Lovett's son, Pte. W.P. Lovett, is also overseas, and also his son-in-law, Pte. W.C. Morgan.

Toronto Star. August 13, 1917.

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ee ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2017-05-24