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Harold Gordon Reid

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class I Harold Gordon Reid

January 4, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/92101

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

221 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

July 7, 1920
Edmonton, Alberta

Enlistment:

February 7, 1941
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Alfred Gordon Reid and Catherine Elizabeth Reid, of Edmonton, Alberta.

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

Cemetery:

CATANIA WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave I. H. 36-38.

Location:

CATANIA WAR CEMETERY lies on the coastal plain in the Contrada Bicocca about 7 kilometres south-west of Catania. From Catania Airport follow the Tangenziale (main road) towards the A19 (in the direction of Palermo). Before reaching the A19, the CATANIA WAR CEMETERY is signposted. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited outside the working hours of the local gardening staff, but will be unmanned. The local gardening staff working hours are as follows:
From first Monday in April:
Monday to Thursday: 07.30 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 16.45
Friday: 07.30 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 15.30
From first Monday in October:
Monday to Thursday: 08.00 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 16.00
Friday: 08.00 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 15.00

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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