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Reid, Elwyn Robert

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Identification

Regimental number: 910931
Battalion / unit at enlistment: 196th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: killed
Birth: 9 Apr 1891, Mount Forest, ON, Canada
College Building memorial: Second floor, southeast
Slide number(s): HR-2034, HR-2035. HR-2036, HR-2037

U of S attendance

Entry date College Left - date Left - reason Degree Degree - date Notes
1915 Agro        

Military service - attestation

Volunteer/drafted: volunteer
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 24 Mar 1916
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: student
Religion: Anglican
Age: 24 years, 10 months
Height (inches): 67.00
Chest expansion (inches): 36.00
Amount of expansion (inches): 4.00

Military service - assignments

Group Type Location First known date Last known date Reason for end of assignment Notes
196th Bn           
1st CMR        1918 Sept. 15 KIA

Rank

Rank Date Notes
Private  
Lance Corporal  

Death

Date of death: 15 Sep 1918
Cause: killed in action

Family

Father: Reid, Robert
Father's Address: Mount Forest, ON, Canada (1916)

Non-military addresses

Address Occupation Earliest date Latest date Source Notes
Craik  student 1915 1916 U of S Calendar

Sources

National Archives reference: RG 150 Box 8159 - 14
College Building list #: 226
Roll of Honour list #:
Roll of Service (1928) #: 52
Long List #: 52

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