| Regimental number | 25/66 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Schoolmaster |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 196 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, G A Reid, East Road, Invercargill |
| Previous military service | Served in 4th Otago Regiment, 8th Southland Rifles Regiment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Captain |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 5), Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Alexander and Catherine Reid, 86 Forbury Crescent, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 5 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 13 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 7 April 1916. Detached to School of Instruction (grenade instruction), 21 May 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field,28 May 1916. Wounded in action, 16 September 1916 (gun shot wound, right arm and side); admitted to No 1 NZ Red Cross Hospital, Le Touquet, 24 September 1916; transferred to England, 25 September 1916, and admitted to [?] Free Hospital; transferred to NZ General Hospital, Brighton, 21 November 1916; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 3 January 1917; discharged on leave, 22 February 1917, to report to Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 13 March 1917. Promted Lieutenant, 15 March 1917. Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, Codford, 11 April 1917, and posted to 4th Company, with temporary rank of Captain. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917. Detached to School of Instruction, 21 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 27 July 1917. On leave to Paris, 29 September 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 6 October 1917. Killed in action, 29 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |