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William Cecil Reid

In memory of:

Sergeant William Cecil Reid

September 26, 1943
Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire, England

Military Service

Service Number:

R/152399

Age:

29

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

24 Operational Training Unit

Citation(s):

Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45.

Additional Information

Born:

August 22, 1914
St. George, Ontario

Enlistment:

February 4, 1942
Hamilton, Ontario

Son of Dr. William Harper Reid and Mary Ann (nee Sheffer) Reid; husband of Phyllis Marjorie (nee Clarke) Reid, of Simcoe, Ontario. Brother of Hugh.

Commemorated on Page 206 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BATH (HAYCOMBE) CEMETERY
Somerset, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Plot 51. Sec. H. Row P. Grave 249.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of WILLIAM CECIL REID– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM CECIL REID – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Cecil Reid– In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of William Cecil Reid – In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial– In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial– Sergeant William Cecil Reid is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant William Cecil Reid is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • 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 – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant William Cecil Reid is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant William Cecil Reid is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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