Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Christopher Jonathan Reid
In memory of:
Corporal Christopher Jonathan Reid
August 3, 2006
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Military Service
Age:
34
Force:
Army
Unit:
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Citation(s):
Canadian Forces Decoration, Sacrifice Medal (Posthumous), Mention in Dispatches, Citation awarded on June 4, 2008
Additional Information
Born:
September 21, 1971
Son of Thomas and Angela Reid of Truro, Nova Scotia.
Commemorated on Page 220 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Christopher Jonathan Reid – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Christopher Jonathan Reid – Corporal Christopher Jonathan Reid of the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry based in Edmonton was killed when his LAV III vehicle struck an improvised explosive device at 4:20 a.m. Kandahar time August 3, 2006. The incident occurred near the village of Pashmul located approximately 25 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City.
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