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Reid obtained employment with [[Accles & Pollock]] in Birmingham, a supplier of archery equipment, and in 1956 as a junior curator at the [[Tower of London]]. In London studied [[palaeography]] and [[heraldry]] at the University of London.<ref name=Times/> |
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William Reid CBE (8 Novmeber 1926 - 19 June 2014) was a Scottish military historian who became director of the National Army Museum.[1]
Early life
Reid was born in Glasgow and educated at Eastwood School. He read astronomy at Trinity College, University of Oxford, but left before graduation for military service. He began to study accountancy in Glasgow but abandoned that after a crash on his motorcycle left him in hospital. There he returned to his childhood interest in arms and armaments and corresponded internationally with experts in the subject. Jack Scott at the Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum arranged for Reid to catalogue the armour collection of Lord Howard de Walden at Kilmarnock.[1]
London
Reid obtained employment with Accles & Pollock in Birmingham, a supplier of archery equipment, and in 1956 as a junior curator at the Tower of London. In London studied palaeography and heraldry at the University of London.[1]
Family
Reid married Nina Frances Bridgen in 1958. She survived Reid. They had no children.[1]
References
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