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Allan Roland Reid

In memory of:

Private Allan Roland Reid

August 16, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

2419

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Division:

1st Battalion

Additional Information

Son of Stephen and Sarah Reid, of Heart's Delight, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.

Commemorated on Page 104 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

I. C. 5.

Location:

Boezinge is located north of the town of Ieper on the N369 road direction Diksmuide.The ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY is located in Poezelstraat East of the village. From the station turn left along the Diksmuidseweg then take the 2nd turning right into Brugstraat.Go to the end of Brugstraat,over the bridge and straight on along Molenstraat.Poezelstraat is the 2nd turning on the right after the bridge and the ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY is on the right hand side around 200 meters from the junction of Molenstraat.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of A.R. Reid– Allan in his uniform.

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    Photo of A.R. Reid
    Photo of A.R. Reid – Allan in his uniform.
  • Medal– British War Medal (left) and Victory Medal / Inter-Allied War Medal (right) received by the Reid family after Allan's death.

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    Medal – British War Medal (left) and Victory Medal / Inter-Allied War Medal (right) received by the Reid family after Allan's death.
  • Cemetery Plot– Cemetery plot for Artillery Wood Cemetery where Allan Roland Reid is buried. His gravesite is in plot I.

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    Cemetery Plot
    Cemetery Plot – Cemetery plot for Artillery Wood Cemetery where Allan Roland Reid is buried. His gravesite is in plot I.
  • Gravestone– Allan's headstone at Artillery Wood Cemetery, Belgium.

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    Gravestone
    Gravestone – Allan's headstone at Artillery Wood Cemetery, Belgium.

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