Sergeant James Reid
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1891-03-02
Place of birth: Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: Geo. Reid Newcastle, Australia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-08-15
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 53846
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
Sergeant, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in Action Shot through the head and killed by a sniper’s bullet during the advance on LENS.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1573422
LAC ID:
591846
Service file: B8166-S009
Uploader's Notes: Son of George Reid, of Tuggerah, New South Wales, Australia, and the late Rachel Reid.
Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ee ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-09-28