Pte
Frederick Gordon Reid
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 06/01/1898 |
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Place of birth: Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada |
General information
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Profession: Watchmaker |
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Religion: Methodist |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 1000413 |
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Enlistment date: 3/01/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 78th Bn. (Winnipeg Grenadiers) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 30/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Heine House, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 19 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24-26-28-30. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." While taking part in an attack on enemy positions, South of Passchendaele, at about 6.A.M., October 30th, 1917, he was hit in the head by an enemy rifle bullet and instantly killed.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595508 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=c790f29e-163a-47a2-bc94-4218041e66e8 |