Frederick E. Reain: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Frederick E. Reain was born 11 Jun 1915, Drumkeeragh, Down, Northern Ireland (son of David Reain and Elizabeth C. Patterson); died 2 Dec 2005, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Military: WW2 RCAF bomber pilot
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-181807
Immigration: 29 Mar 1925, , Canada

Notes:

The members of 904 (Lake Chapala-Mexico) Wing of the Canadian Air Force Association extend most sincere condolences to the family of Fred Reain. Fred died on Friday, December 2, 2005 at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in his 91st year. Fred served in the RCAF in the Second World War as a bomber pilot, survived being shot down over France in January 1944 and evaded capture eventually getting back to Gibraltar and England. He served another year on bombing missions before the war's end, retiring as a Flight Lieutenant. He was "Mentioned in Dispatches" in the King's Honour List. He retired from Allen Bradley, Canada in 1980. He was a member of the Sheffield Lions Club and the Royal Air Force Escaping Society (Canadian Branch).

Fred and Dorothy were snowbirds who spent winters in Mexico and will be missed by their many friends in 904 Wing and the Lakeside area.

904 (Lake Chapala Mexico) Wing. (2016). 904wing.org. Retrieved 23 August 2016, from https://www.904wing.org/Jan%202006.html

Frederick — Dorothy. Dorothy was born Abt 1915; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

David Reain was born 14 Jun 1875, Banbridge, Down, Ireland; died 1966; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-161073
Immigration: 29 Mar 1925, , Canada

David married Elizabeth C. Patterson Dec 1905, Banbridge, Down, Ireland. Elizabeth was born 4 Jul 1882, , Northern Ireland; died 30 Apr 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth C. Patterson was born 4 Jul 1882, , Northern Ireland; died 30 Apr 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: Elizabeth C. Reain
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-160423
Immigration: 29 Mar 1925, , Canada

Notes:

Elizabeth was very ill on the ship when they arrived in Canada and died shortly after.

Children:

James Patterson "Paddy" Reain was born 1907, , Northern Ireland; died 27 Sep 1995, Kanata, , Ontario; was buried , St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Petawawa, , Ontario.
Robert Wilford "Wilfrid" Reain was born 13 Dec 1909, , Northern Ireland; died 2 Sep 1941, West Nissouri Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Elizabeth M. Reain was born 1911, , Northern Ireland; died Yes, date unknown.
David William Samuel Reain was born 1913, , Northern Ireland; died 15 Nov 2009, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
1. Frederick E. Reain was born 11 Jun 1915, Drumkeeragh, Down, Northern Ireland; died 2 Dec 2005, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Joseph Hollingsworth Reain was born 7 Sep 1917, , Northern Ireland; died 23 Jan 2000, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Mary Reid Reain was born 1921, , Northern Ireland; died Yes, date unknown.