Reid Harold Eskdale Pte 2759856

Personnel Entry

Pte H E Reid's CWGC headstone.

Name Reid Harold Eskdale
Army number 2759856
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1919/20.
Age 20
Unit Enlisted in the Black Watch, no dates as yet. Posted 1 TS. Served BEF. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/42 (believed to be misprint in Enlistment Book - should read 1940), Authority:- L. Casualties.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40
Home address Son of James and Ellen Reid, Whitley Bay. Buried Plot 8. Row E. Grave 9. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux.
Source table 1TS