Francis Reid
British army officer
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| Intro | British army officer | ||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||
| was | Military personnel | ||
| Work field | Military | ||
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| Birth | 1900, Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom | ||
| Death | 1970Scotland, United Kingdom (aged 70 years) | ||
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Brigadier Sir Francis Smith Reid CBE, RA (1900–1970) was a senior officer in the British Army during the Second World War and the following years. He was the second Commander of the Ceylon Army from 1952 to 1955. His other commands included Commander, Ceylon Garrison and UK troops in Ceylon (1949–50), Cyprus District (1950–51) and Cyrenacia District (1951–52).
Reid was secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons. He lived at Berden Hall and is buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas' Church, Berden, Essex.