| Surname: | Reid |
| Initials: | W G |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/12316 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 2/5/16. Formerly Gnr, Royal Field Artillery. No. 28506. 21/8/1917 transferred to MFP. Address: Absent voters list 1918, The Village, Blunham, Bedfordshire. Melville George William Reid. National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918, Section XII, Bedford & Northampton, Page 186. He volunteered in the Royal Field Artillery in March 1915 and later in the same year embarked for France. On this front he saw heavy fighting in the Battles of Festubert, Loos and Ypres, and was gassed during operations on the Somme in 1916. On his recovery he was transferred to the mounted Military Police, and performed excellent work until demobilised in August 1919, holding the 1914/1915 Star (not on medal card) and the General Service and Victory Medals. White Horse Lane, Blunham, Beds. |