Perry (Percy) Clifford Reddick

 

 

May 9, 1897

Born in Ameliasburgh, Ontario to William James and Nettie May (nee Sager) Reddick

 

Dec 19, 1916

Attested into the 254th Battalion in Belleville, Ontario 

Ø      Number 1093150

Ø      Next of kin given as W.J. Reddick, father, Consecon, Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Farmer

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Methodist

 

Jun 2, 1917

Embarked the RMS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Jun 9, 1917

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the battalion proceeded to Seaford.  On arrival there the entire battalion was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion for additional training.

 

Sep 1, 1917

Transferred to the 21st Battalion

 

Sep 2, 1917

Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) as part of a draft of 83 reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion.  After a short period of time, he joined the 21st Battalion in the front line.  He was soon attached to the 6th CMGC (Canadian Machine Gun Company) for duty

 

Nov 6, 1917

Private Reddick was killed in action while attached to the 6th CMGC.  On the morning of November 6th they were positioned near Potijze, Belgium, north-east of Ypres, providing support for the advance on Passchendaele.  The Machine Gun Company was subjected to heavy shelling resulting in many casualties, Private Reddick being one of them.  Because his body was never recovered from the battlefield, or if so, could not be identified, he is commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium for those with no known grave in Belgium.

Following the war the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his family.  If his mother was still alive, she would have received the Memorial Cross.

 


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