Edward McKenzie Reid: supplied by his daughter, Trish Gunn.
Edward “Ted” McKenzie REID
Age at Death40
Date Of Death17 March 1967 : Reg 35/1967 East Coolgardie (Kalgoorlie)
Place Of BirthKalgoorlie, Western Australia.
OccupationTimberman
Spouse's NameKathleen A AUSTIN
ChildrenTerry aged 14yrs, Karen 12 yrs, Patricia 9yrs.
Dept of Mines Annual Report 1967.
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
Newspaper article
Ted and Ina Reid on their wedding day - Trish Gunn (Daughter)
Edwards father aged 90years also named Edward - Trish Gunn (Daughter)
Kalgoorlie Cemetery - Photo Danelle Warnock
Kalgoorlie Cemetery - Photo Danelle Warnock
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Enterprise GM Shaft, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
While descending in the cage, an air hose tailpiece caught in the shaft timbers and pulled him from the cage.
Place Of Burial
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan (Volunteer) and Trish Gunn (Daughter)
MSW
Married
District
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Edward James Goodfellow REID
Mother
Ina Mary GASMIER
Place of marriage
East Coolgardie (Kalgoorlie), 15 Dec 1951.
Other Information
Edward served with AIF and was stationed in Darwin in WW2. On his demobilisation papers his army number is WK40760 "M". Aust. Special. Unit. He also trained horses with Scobie Kingston and was a property man at Kalgoorlie Football Club.
