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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 548

Pair: Fleet Surgeon S. T. Reid, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (Ft. Surg. S. T. Reid. R. N.)good very fine; together with 2nd Cruiser Squadron Medal, 11 clasps, Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Ladysmith, Cape Town, St Helena, Rio De Janeiro, Monte Video, Buenos Aires, rivets between fifth and sixth clasp loose, unnamed (2)

Sydney Thomas Reid was born on 4 March 1868. He qualified as a surgeon at Charing Cross in 1894 and joined the Royal Navy on 15 May 1895 with the rank of Surgeon. Awarded Gilbert Blane Medal in 1904 and promoted to Staff Surgeon in February 1905, he was posted to HMS Antrim, Second Cruiser Squadron during its 1908 goodwill cruise around South Africa and South America. Promoted Fleet Surgeon in October 1911, Reid proceeded to serve aboard a number of vessels during the First World War including Hindustan, RM Plymouth and Marlborough. Retired in December 1919, he died of cancer on 29 July 1939; sold with copied research including copied service records and a CD containing research materials.

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Sold for
£450

Starting price
£250