Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Allen James Reid
In memory of:
Flying Officer Allen James Reid
December 4, 1944
Military Service
J/36936
21
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
166 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
Born 12 August 1923 in Toronto, Ontario. Son of Henry James and Gladys Jeanetta (née Barlow) Reid of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the loving brother of Paul Barlow, Donald Kenneth, and Audrey Jeanetta. Husband of Helen (née Fielding) Reid and father of the son he never met, Kenneth Reid, grandfather of Sean Reid. Flying Officer Reid attended Dewson Street Public School, Bloor Collegiate where he played basketball for his high school and was a dedicated player.
Commemorated on Page 425 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY
Germany
4. F. 20.
Durnbach is a village 16 kilometres east of Bad Tolz, a town 48 kilometres south of Munich. Durnbach War Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of the village Gmund am Tegernsee. Using the A8 from Munich, turn off at the junction Holzkirchen, taking the 318 road in the direction of Gmund am Tegernsee. At the crossroads with the 472, turn left in the direction of Miesbach. The cemetery is situated approximately 500 metres on the left from the 318/472 crossroads.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of ALLEN JAMES REID – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Other – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Arthur James McCrimmon – Cousin of Allen James Reid Served with the 48th Highlanders of Canada Killed in Action - Sicily, July 21, 1943 -
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Son of Allen James Reid – Kenneth Reid -
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Grandchild of Allen James Reid – Sean Reid -
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Nephews of Allen James Reid – Allen James Reid & Donald Richard Reid -
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Photo of Allen James Reid -
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Parents of Allen James Reid – Henry James and Gladys Jeanetta (born Barlow) Reid -
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Brother – Paul Barlow Reid Royal Canadian Artillery 1953 -
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Brother – Petty Officer Donald Kenneth Reid Royal Canadian Navy 1950 -
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Photo of Durnbach War Cemetery -
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Photo 2 of Durnbach War Cemetery -
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Flying Officer Allen James Reid is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flying Officer Allen James Reid is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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