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Name	Sydney Gordon Reid
Born	21 January, 1917 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	7 August, 1946 (aged 29) St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	pedestrian accident
Cultural Heritage	New Zealander Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Simons, Elizabeth Merrie (wife) Hart, Yvonne Muriel (mother-in-law) Rothstadt, Patricia Yvonne (sister-in-law) Munns, Elma Marie (sister-in-law) Rosenberg, Anne Phyllis (sister-in-law) Munns, Herbert (brother-in-law) Rosenberg, Leon (brother-in-law) Rothstadt, Maurice (brother-in-law) Brash, Nola (aunt by marriage)
Occupation or Descriptor *	army officer (1941-1945) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (army officer)

* Dates are approximate

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