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David Macdonald Reid

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Pte David M Reid

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 28.04.1917
  • Place of enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  • Service no: 288514
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 78th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 30
  • Date of Death: 02.09.1918
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Dury Mill British Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: I.A.8.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 24.07.1888
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 336 Higgins Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Occupation: Book Keeper
  • Mother:

    Helen McDonald Reid

  • Father:

    James Reid, 77 Highfield Rd, Toronto

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about David Macdonald Reid

When David attested his parents was listed as residing at 4 Forfar Rd, Dundee.

For more information on David visit David’s Memorial and David’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register

There are also several references to David in the local Dundee Newspapers available in Dundee Central Library.

Advertiser 19/09/1918 page 4, Courier 19/09/1918 page 3, and Peoples Journal 28/09/1918 page 6.

Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson

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