Captain

Albert Sidney Reid

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George Alexander and Catherine Reid, of 86, Forbury Crescent, Dunedin, New Zealand. Native of Invercargill, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Public Contributions:

Albert was a New Zealand champion shot-put thrower and a well-known athlete in Southland. He survived the battle of the Somme in 1916 and was promoted to Captain on the 28th of November, a day before... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
25/66
Name:
Albert Sidney Reid
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Invercargill, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
G.A. Reid (father), East Road, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Schoolmaster
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
29 November 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. A. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Albert Sidney Reid
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