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William Irwin Reid
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 26/10/1883 |
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Place of birth: Ayr, Ontario, Canada |
General information
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Profession: Labourer |
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Religion: Presbyterian |
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: 730408 |
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Enlistment date: 26/01/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Galt, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 6th Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 11/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Tyne Cottage, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 34 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 32. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." Instantly killed by shrapnel from an enemy high explosive shell at Passchendaele.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595518 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=158a739f-3495-4d57-873b-e46754d64b3d |