The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Reid
- First Name:
- Sydney
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX9295
- Classification:
- Batman/Runner
- Company:
- ‘D’ Company, 15 Platoon
- Enlisted:
- 30.10.1940
- DOB:
- 18.12.1908
- Place of Birth:
- Cumberland, England
- Father's Name:
- Joseph Reid
- Mothers's Name:
- Christine Reid (nee Anderson)
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Farmhand
- Memorial:
- Kranji War Cemetery, Joint Grave, Plot 17, Row D, Grave 1-2, Age 33.
- Cause of Death:
- Wounded and missing in action
- Place of Death:
- Tanjong Murai, west coast of Singapore
- Date of Death:
- 9.02.1942
General Description
Syd Reid enlisted AIF 30 Oct 1940 later joining 2/4th MGB’s ‘D’ Company 15 Platoon as Batman/runner under Commanding Officer Lt Meiklejohn, and devoted to his CO. Syd was 5′ 4″ tall. Please read further
He was wounded during fighting 9th Feb 1942 when the Australians were overrun on the west coast of Singapore by the larger number of Japanese. Reid was not seen after Meiklejohn tried to bring Lally out at Tanjong Murai area. Reid was later reported missing and presumed dead. He was 33 years of age.
Syd was working as farmhand at Kulin when he enlisted.
Syd was born Cumberland, England 1908.
It appears Joseph and Christine Reid sailed from England when Sydney was about 4 years of age. It is not known when they arrived. They resided in Moran Street, Boulder where Joseph was employed in mining. Sydney had one brother Frank who was also employed in the mining industry.
In Oct 1942, Joseph Reid was in a workplace accident, taken to Kalgoorlie Hospital where he died. He was 66 years old. The Reid family were not informed of Sydney’s death until after the war, when many of those KIA at Singapore were not able to be confirmed.