On enlistment Pte Reed was a carpenter, living at 11319 66th Street in Edmonton, Alberta. Pte Reed was killed in action at Vimy Ridge on 8 April 1917. His name and service number are on the Vimy Cross erected on the battlefield and now in the 48th Highlanders Museum.
NOK: Mrs E.C. Reed (Aunt) 11319 – 66th St., Edmonton, Alberta