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\"James<\/a>James Lestock Ironside Reid
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Rank:<\/em>\u00a0Lieutenant<\/p>\n

Regiment:<\/em> 1st Battalion, Attached to 2nd Battalion, 2nd King’s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)<\/p>\n

Parents:<\/em> Colonel James Henry Erskine Reid & Mrs Reid<\/p>\n

Address: <\/em>52 Sedlescombe Road, St Leonards<\/p>\n

According to CWGC, James died aged 27 on 2nd November 1914. He is remembered at Neuve-Chapelle Memorial<\/a>, on Panel 18 to 20.<\/p>\n

Image from the book \u2018The bond of sacrifice; a biographical record of all British officers who fell in the Great War\u2019 which is available to view for free at\u00a0Archive.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This book says that \u201che was born at Eastbourne on the 4th January, 1887, the only son of Colonel James Henry Erskine Reid. late of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers. On his mother’s side Lieutenant Reid was first cousin (two removed) of the late Brigadier-General John Nicholson, the hero of Delhi.<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Reid was educated at Wellington College and at the R.M.C., Sandhurst. He joined the Scottish Rifles in October, 1907: was transferred to the 10th Gurkhas in September, 1909. and to the 2nd Gurkhas in January, 1913.<\/p>\n

He was killed in the trenches at Neuve Chapelle on the 2nd November, 1914, with all his brother officers. Lieutenant Reid was fond of polo, football, and hockey, and was good at all games. He was not married.’<\/p>\n

Published:<\/em> November 1914<\/p>\n

Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this\u00a0person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

James Lestock Ironside Reid Rank:\u00a0Lieutenant Regiment: 1st Battalion, Attached to 2nd Battalion, 2nd King’s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) Parents: Colonel James Henry Erskine Reid & Mrs Reid Address: 52 Sedlescombe Road, St Leonards According to CWGC, James died aged 27 on 2nd November 1914. He is remembered at Neuve-Chapelle Memorial, on Panel 18<\/p>\n

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