Guardsman Oliver John Reid

Service Number 2693992


Campaign:

World War 2


Died:

19.4.1945

1SG
Aged 26
Buried at Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Italy. III, G, 1
Son of Stewart and Jane Affleck Reid; husband of Mabel Reid, of Langside, Glasgow

Memorial(s):

Country Location Name of Memorial Campaign Names Date(s)
Scotland junction of Airlie Street/Meigle Road Alyth Perth And Kinross Tayside PH11 8DZ Alyth WW2 War Memorial World War 2
Peninsula War
Oliver Reid 19-4-1945 View

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