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Military service
Age:
24
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
85th Bn.
Death:
May 5, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. C. 2.
Additional information
Son of A. J. and Bessie Reid, of Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Ralph Douglas Reid
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Photo of Ralph Douglas Reid
Wounded at Vimy, April 9, 1917, remained at duty. KIA at Lens, May 5, 1917. Image cropped from a vintage outdoor group portrait of original officers of the 85th Battalion, CEF, circa October 1916-February 1917 -
Group Photo
In memory of the officers of the 85th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders who gave their lives during World War 1. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Memorial Image
In memory of the officers of the 85th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders who gave their lives during World War 1. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Crest
In memory of the officers of the 85th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders who gave their lives during World War 1. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Ralph Douglas Reid
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Ralph Douglas Reid
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Ralph Douglas Reid
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Ralph Douglas Reid
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Ralph Douglas Reid
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Ralph Douglas Reid
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 314 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.
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