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Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
23
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
August 4, 1894
Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
February 1, 1915
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
August 16, 1917
Hill 70, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. E. 15.
Additional information
Son of S.J. Reeves and Marion Audley Reeves of Toronto, Ontario.
Additional citations
Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Samuel John Reeves
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Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping (2)
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Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Medals
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Badge
Cap Badge 170th Bn. Lt Reeves recipient of the Military Cross enlisted with this unit but was sent to the 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt(ret’d) Victor Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Hill 70 Memorial
"The Hill 70 memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Benifontaine, was unveiled and dedicated on 22 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, which was on the extreme left flank of the Canadian assault on Hill 70, on 15 August 1917 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits on what was then known as Bois Hugo, which the Battalion assaulted, captured and held against repeated German counterattacks." Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath -
Grave Marker
Grave Marker. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Group Photo
Officers 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) taken at Noeux-les-Mines in August 1917 prior to the Battle of Hill 70. Lt reeves who was killed in this battle is 1st on left in 2nd row. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Artifacts
His kit and medals
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Samuel John Reeves
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Samuel John Reeves
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Samuel John Reeves
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Samuel John Reeves
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Samuel John Reeves
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Samuel John Reeves
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Samuel John Reeves
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Samuel John Reeves
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Samuel John Reeves
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 314 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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