B.+B.+REID

Reid, Benjamin Barker, Sergeant, 201032, 1st/5th Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Born Derby Enlisted Derby

Benjamin was the second son of William Hogarth (born 1858) and Harriet (née Barke, 1861-1949) Reid. He had an older brother, also William Hogarth (born 1883) as well as three younger siblings: Isabella Kate (born 1891), Reginald Barke (born 1892) and Gladys Harriet (born1894). In 1911, the family was living at 85 Arthur Street in Derby, with Benjamin working as a gas office clerk. Benjamin married Dorothy Elizabeth Peat (born 1891 in Spondon) on 11 November 1914 at St Werburgh’s Church, Spondon, when they were both living in Spondon, Benjamin working as a cashier.

He was posted missing, and later confirmed killed, in the first day of the Somme offensive, 1 July 1916. As well as being commemorated on the Thiepval and Spondon memorials, he is on the ST Alkmund’s memorial in Derby and the memorial to members of Derby swimming clubs in Queen Street Baths.

Dorothy remarried in 1920 to Edward Marmaduke James but died at the age of 37 and is buried in Spondon Cemetery.


 * Derby (St. Alkmund's Church)**
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 * Derby, Swimming Clubs**
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 * Spondon**
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 * Spondon (St. Werburgh's Church)**
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