Private Reid went overseas with the Forestry Corps in Aug. 1917, serving in Scotland. While serving there he was taken ill and in Nov. was operated on for hernia, later bronchitis set in and he was invalided to Canada in Apr. 1918 and transferred to the 1st battalion Can. Garrison Regiment at London.

In Oct. 1918 he contracted influenza and later pneumonia for which he died Oct. 27, 1918.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources	Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919), In Khaki - Blenheim Enlistment Book, Royal Canadian Legion Br. 185 60th Anniversary Book 1930-1990
Supplemental Information	Wife: Mrs. Mary Jane Reid, Blenheim Daughter: Marjorie Alice

Height	5'9"
Eye Colour	blue
Age	29
Complexion	fair
Hair	light brown
Race	white
Birthplace	London, England
Religion	Anglican
Marital Status	married
When Enlisted	May 29, 1917
Where Enlisted	London, Ontario

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