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Military Information

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  • Rank: Lieutenant
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  • Regiment/Service: H.M.S. M-18
  • Unit/Ship: Royal Naval Reserve
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  • Age at Death: 34
  • Date of Death: 21.10.1918
  • Burial Country: Scotland
  • Cemetery: Dundee (Balgay) Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: F.6.162

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  • Address: Lilac Cottage, Dronley
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More about James Mitchell Reid

H.M.S. M18 was a 540 ton M15 Class Monitor, designed as a Shore Bombardment Vessel. She was armed with a single 9.2 inch Gun. In addition to her 9.2 she also possessed a 12 pounder and a 6 pounder anti-aircraft Gun. Her crew consisted of 69 Officers and men. She was sold in 1920 for Mercantile Service as an oil tanker and renamed “Anam”.

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