Torrance Garfield REID

Regimental number8/1611
Address16 Douglas Terrace, Normanby, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, W G Reid, 16 Douglas Terrace, Normanby, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 February 1915
The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 9 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 116), France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: William George and Priscilla Reid, 16 Douglas Terrace, North East Valley, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third