LT D F C REID

UKNIWM Ref: 19435

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PARISH CHURCH STRATFORD UPON AVON WARWICKSHIRE ENGLAND

Type:	UNIDENTIFIED
Denomination:	CHURCH OF ENGLAND
OS Map Ref:	SP 190 550

Inscription

LIEUTENANT DUNCAN FLOWER CUNNINGHAM REID/ 29TH LANCERS (DECCAN HORSE) AND R.F.C/ HE SERVED IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR FROM/ AUGUST 1914; IN OCTOBER 1915 HE ATTACHED TO/ THE R.F.C AND ON 19 DECEMBER 1915 WAS KILLED/ IN AN AERIAL BATTLE OVER OOSTCAMP BEGLIUM,/ 60 MILES BEYOND OUR LINES FIGHTING ALONE, FOR/ HALF AN HOUR SURROUNDED BY GERMAN AEROPLANES,/ ONE OF WHICH HE BROUGHT DOWN THEREBY SAVING/ THE LIVES ON THE 2 MEN IN THE MACHINE HE WAS/ GUARDING, THUS ENABLING THEM TO GET BACK WITH/ THEIR INFORMATION. THE ENEMY SENT WORDS OF/ ADMIRATION FOR HIS"MOST GALLANT FIGHT" AND/ BURIED HIM WITH MILITARY HONOURS./ PLACED HERE BY THEIR MOTHER AND BROTHER/ CAPTAIN A STRATFORD REID D.F.C R.A.F. R.E.

Physical Description

INTERNAL

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	FIRST WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	1
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, place of burial, manner of death, age of death, relationships, additional
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?
Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Not known

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type:	None
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:	TRANSCRIPT ONLY SENT
Comments:
Photographs:	None
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	O
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No