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Private George Christopher Reid

 

Reid

 

Private George Christopher Reid, 9th (North Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers, formerly Corporal in 6th Inniskilling Dragoons and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse, Service Nos 41529 (RIF), 14116 (ID). Residence Springfield, County Fermanagh. Born Boho, County Fermanagh. Enlisted Enniskillen. Son of William and Elizabeth Reid of Farnaconnell, Boho, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. Killed in action on 26 October 1917, aged 32. Buried at Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery, grave E.18. The gravestone inscription reads:

41529 PRIVATE

G. C. REID

ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS

26TH OCTOBER 1917 AGE 32

The Battalion diary for that day reads:

Havrincourt Wood. Quiet during day. At night enemy again occupied Wigan Copse and was definitely driven out again at 9pm. Our fighting patrol suffered two casualties – one man killed and one slightly injured. At 10pm enemy obtained a direct hit on our right Lewis Gun post on Yorkshire Bank with a heavy trench mortar, killing three men.

 

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