William Irvin "Pink" Reid^[1]

1883 - 1917  (34 years)

• Name	William Irvin "Pink" Reid
  Born	26 Oct 1883	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  Residence	1891	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer = Gravel pit
  Residence	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, Private, 111th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Service #730408
  Misfortune	1917
  	Killed in WW1
  Residence	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Residence	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-104439P
  Died	11 Nov 1917	, Belgium   [7]
  	Cause: Cause: Killed in Action
  Buried	Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [7]
  Person ID	I104439	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Alexander Reid,   b. 1 Jul 1834, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Nov 1919, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Margaret Lillico Brown,   b. 4 Jun 1854, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1935, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1876	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F15124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Private William Irwin Reid

  
  

• Notes

  Pte. William Reid the Latest to Make the Supreme Sacrifice Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Reid of Ayr received a telegram Sunday morning from the Military Intelligence Office at Ottawa announcing the death in action on Nov 11, of their son, Pte. William Reid. "Pink," as he was familiarly known among his associates, enlisted with the 111th Battalion, and had therefore been overseas for some time. He was popular with a large circle of friends who will sincerely regret his fate. Besides his aged parents he leaves two brothers and two sisters to mourn their loss. Three of them, John, Mrs. Greer and Miss Ella, reside in Toronto while David is at the parental home. Out of respect to the memory of Pte. Reid and Lance Corp. Carpenter, the town flag, the emblem of Empire for which they gave their lives, is flying at half-mast. The Ayr News Nov 29 1917 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Name: William Irvin Reid Birth Date: 26 Oct 1883 Birth Location: Ary, Ontario, Canada Residence: Ayr, Ontario Relative: Mrs Margaret Reid Relationship: Mother Regiment Number: 730408 [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 15. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 15. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: William Irvine Reid Date of Birth: 26 Oct 1883 Gender: Male Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Alexander Reid Mother's name: Margaret Brown [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Reid/ Alexander Reid/ July 1, 1834 - Nov. 30, 1919/ Margaret Brown his wife/ June 4, 1854 - July 8, 1935/ Albert EdwIn - son - Apr. 12, 1881 - Feb. 26, 1893/ Kattie May - dau. - May 6, 1888 - Mar. 6, 1893/ William Irvin - son -/ born Oct. 26, 1883/ Killed in Action Nov. 11, 1917/ at Passchendaele/ David Arthur - Son-/ Sept. 4, 1879 - Jan. 6, 1959/ + [veteran's Poppy]. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Margaret Lillias Age: 22 Birth Date: abt 1854 Birth Place: Blenheim, Ontario Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1876 Marriage County or District: Oxford Father: David Brown Mother: Isabella Brown Spouse: Alexander Reid Spouse's Age: 41 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1835 Spouse Birth Place: North Dumfries Spouse Father: John Reid Spouse Mother: Catharine Reid

  
  

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  Born - 26 Oct 1883 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer = Gravel pit - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Killed in Action - 11 Nov 1917 - , Belgium Buried - - Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth