Patrick Reid (other)
Patrick Reid may refer to: *Patrick Reid (Medal of Honor) (1875–?), United States sailor *T. Patrick Reid (born 1943), Canadian politician *Pat Reid (1910–1990), World War II British escape officer; postwar attaché, civil engineer and author * Pat Reid (Canadian football), Canadian football player *Paddy Reid Patrick Joseph Reid (17 March 1923 – 8 January 2016) was an Irish dual-code rugby centre. Reid played club rugby under the rugby union code for Garryowen, and played international rugby for Ireland, and was part of the Grand Slam winning team ...

Patrick Reid (Medal Of Honor)
Patrick Reid (June 17, 1875 – October 23, 1924) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Biography Reid was born on June 17, 1875, in Dublin, Ireland. He joined the U.S. Navy from New York (state), New York in 1895 and by September 8, 1910, was serving as a Chief Petty Officer, chief watertender on the . On that day, while the ''North Dakota'' was conducting tests using oil as fuel, an explosion occurred, killing three sailors and endangering the ship. In the engine room, pieces of hot coal and Coke (fuel), coke floated in waist-high hot water, oil was aflame above one of the boilers, and the entire room was filled with smoke, steam, and fumes. Despite these dangers, Reid and five other men of the ship's engineering department entered the engine room to haul the boiler fires and perform other tasks necessary to prevent a boiler explosion. After ensuring the safety of the ship, they then searched for and ...
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Pat Reid
Patrick Robert Reid, (13 November 1910 – 22 May 1990) was a British Army officer and author of history. As a British prisoner of war during the Second World War, he was held captive at Colditz Castle when it was designated Oflag IV-C. Reid was one of the few to escape from Colditz, crossing the border into neutral Switzerland in late 1942. After the war Reid was a diplomat and administrator before eventually returning to his prewar career in civil engineering. He also wrote about his experiences in two best-selling books, which became the basis of a film, TV series and board game. Biography Early life and education Patrick Reid was born in Ranchi, India, the son of John Reid CIE ICS, of Carlow, Ireland, and Alice Mabel Daniell. He was educated at Ladycross prep school, Seaford, Sussex, St. Dominic's Preparatory School, Cabra, County Dublin, Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare, and Wimbledon College, London, and graduated from King's College London in 1932. He then tr ...
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Pat Reid (Canadian Football)
Percy "Pat" Reid was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts. He won the Grey Cup The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ... with them in 1945, 1946 and 1947. References Canadian football ends Toronto Argonauts players Year of birth missing {{canadianfootball-bio-stub ...
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