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George Millar Reid

George Millar Reid pictured in POW camp
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George Millar Reid pictured in POW camp

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 29.12.1914
  • Place of enlistment: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Service no: 106504
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 04.01.1888
  • Place of Birth: Kettins
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Teamster. Railway signalman
  • Mother:

    Mary Anne Reid nee Livingston

  • Father:

    William Reid, Willow Cottage, Birkhill by Dundee

  • Siblings:

    Isobella Wilson Millar Reid and James Reid

  • Spouse:

    Elizabeth Reid, 11 Westfield Pl, Dundee

  • Children:

    Alan Chalmers Reid, Jean Elizabeth Reid and James John Chalmers Reid

  • Age at Death: 71
  • Date of Death: 17.02.1959
  • Place of Death: Birkhill (near Dundee)
  • Burial Country: Scotland
  • Cemetery:

More about George Millar Reid

service record

During WW1, George was wounded and captured in 1916 and spent the remainder of the war as a Prisoner of War. The photograph which shows George Millar Reid standing in the centre, with two men on either side, is believed to have been taken while he was in a POW camp. Interestingly, he is still wearing his Army uniform and kilt while the other two soldiers appear to be wearing a POW uniform.
After returning from the war, George Millar Reid worked as a railway signalman, based at Newtyle and later at Laurencekirk. At some stage during his retirement he moved to Birkhill and was there until his death on 7th February 1959. He died of a heart attack. His wife had a stroke around the same time and died a few days later and neither knew the other had died which was a blessing as they were a very close couple.
According to official records, George was held as a P.O.W. at Wittenberg Camp in Germany. Fore more information on Wittenberg Camp, see here.

Additional information provided by Gary Thomson (researcher). P.O.W Records courtesy of International Red Cross P.O.W. records.

Corrections to original content, additional description, family information, and images kindly supplied by Colin McFarlane and Morag Hastie.

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