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Ralph Reid

In memory of:

Fireman Ralph Reid

August 2, 1940
Port Covington, Maryland

Military Service


Age:

36

Force:

Merchant Navy

Unit:

Canadian Merchant Navy

Division:

SS Empire Mermaid (London, England) (167603)

Additional Information


Born:

January 1, 1904
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Son of William James Reid and Eleanor Benson from Springdale, Newfoundland.

He drowned accidentally at pier number 6 in Port Covington, on the Baltimore Peninsula in Maryland.

Commemorated on Page 265 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

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