SM17946 Rifleman George Peter Reid was born on 23 March 1935 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, the son of George Peter and Mrs. Anna Reid. He was the youngest brother of Robert E., Annie, Mary and Georgina. completed grade 8 in North Battleford and left school at age 15. He then did various work around the home and on local farms, and after release from the Royal Canadian Regiment (see below) was employed as a truck driver.

In May 1951 “F” Company of the Regina Rifles was stood up and eventually incorporated into the 2nd  Battalion Canadian Rifles. Reid joined this company on 3 August 1951 but by 21 September was recommended for release by his Officer Commanding because he had been “defiant and resentful of authority and is not amenable to discipline.”  He was released on 13 October 1951. The memo regarding his release indicates his OC understood he was 18 years old when he was really only 16.

He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Regiment on 30 November 1951 and after completing his basic training, was released on 29 May 1952 as underage (17 at the time). He had six occurrences of being AWOL during these five months of service so clearly he had not yet accepted military discipline.

On 15 November 1953, he enlisted again and later that month was posted to 2nd Battalion, The Queen’s Own Rifles where he continued to receive numerous fines and detentions for being AWOL.

Reid deployed with the 2nd Battalion to Korea and was posted back to Canada on 5 April 1955.

Rifleman Reid was home on leave in North Battleford when he was killed in a car accident on the way to a drive-in theatre, on 11 June 1955, aged 20.

He is buried in the North Battleford Cemetery, Grave 6, Lot 36, Block M. He is also commemorated at the Korean War Memorial in Meadowvale, Ontario, and at the Peacekeepers Memorial in Angus, Ontario.