xx xxx xxxx:          Member, Officer Training Corps

15 Aug 1914:         Officer, 4^th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

xx Jan 1915:          Officer, 2^nd Battalion, Black Watch. (Wounded – Battle of Festubert)

xx xxx 1915:           U/T Pilot.

15 Nov 1915:          Appointed Flying Officer, RFC.  

xx Feb 1916:            Pilot, No 25 Sqn RFC.

20 Feb 1916:           Embarked for France (by air with No 25 Sqn)

28 Mar - 7 Apr 1916:        Admitted to No 10 Stationary Hospital (Jaundice)

19 Jun 1916:            Appointed Flight Commander

21 Jun 1916:            Flight Commander, No 20 Sqn RFC. (FE2d – Western Front)

27 Dec 1916:           Returned to Home Establishment

10 Feb 1917:           Appointed Squadron Commander

27 Mar 1917:           Re-embarked for France

28 Mar 1917:          Officer Commanding, No 18 Sqn RFC. (FE2b, DH4 – Western Front)

23-24 Oct 1917:      Temporary duty in Boulogne

24 Nov 1917:           Returned to Home Establishment

xx xxx 1917:            Attended School of Special Flying, Gosport.

xx Nov 1917:          Officer Commanding, No 1 FTS.

25 Jul 1918:             Officer Commanding, No 211 Sqn.

26 Oct - 2 Nov 1918:        Admitted to No 41 Stationary Hospital

25 Feb - 9 Mar 1919:        Temporary Officer Commanding, No 22 Wing

 9 Mar 1919:           Officer Commanding, No 206 Sqn. (DH9 – Western Front/Germany/Egypt) (renumbered No 47)

18-25 Mar 1919:     Admitted to No 36 Casualty Clearing Station

13 Apr - xx xxx 1919:        Temporary duty with No 11 Wing

 1 Aug 1919:           Awarded Permanent Commission as a Major

 1 Feb 1920:           Officer Commanding, No 47 Sqn. (DH9, DH9A – Egypt)

31 Dec 1920:          Staff, No 1 School of Technical Training (Boys)

23 Aug 1921:          Attended School of Military Administration, Chisledon.

23 Apr 1924:          Officer Commanding, No 99 Sqn. (Vimy, Aldershot – Bircham Newton)

15 Sep 1925:          Officer Commanding, RAF Spittlegate.

 8 Sep 1927:           Senior RAF Officer, Khartoum

20 Jan 1930:           Attended RAF Staff College.

20 Dec 1930:          Staff, HQ Wessex Bombing Area.

19 Jan 1932:           Attended Imperial Defence College.

 4 - 8 Jan 1933:       Placed on half pay list, scale A

25 Mar 1933:          Air Attaché, Washington.

 3 Oct 1935:            Officer Commanding, RAF Upper Heyford.

 4 Sep 1936:            AOC, RAF Halton/Commandant, No 1 School of Technical Training (Apprentices).

28 Sep 1938:           AOC, British Forces in Aden.

18 Jul 1941:             AOA, HQ Flying Training Command.

21 Jun 1943:           AOC, No 54 Group.

14 Dec 1944:           AOC, West Africa.

He gained his RAeC Certificate, No 1900 on 16 October 1915.  He claimed three victories with No 25 and a further six with 20 Sqn.  In 1940, whilst AOC, Aden he became involved in a somewhat comical escapade.  Having spotted what appeared to be a force landed Italian S81 bomber, the station commander of RAF Khormaksar took off to investigate and hopefully recover the Italian aircraft.  However, it was soon reported to the AOC that the wing commander had gone missing and Reid decided to go look for him personally.  Taking a Vincent, fully bombed up, he found him and proceeded to land nearby in order to rescue him.  The AOC landed but the ground was not as smooth as it had appeared resulting in his aircraft nosing over on to its back.  Before attempting to land the AOC had made radio contact with his HQ and been able to advise them of his position.  As a result both the AOC and the station commander were picked up later that day by the AOC's car!.  In 1952 he became a Gentleman Usher to HM King George VI and then Queen Elizabeth II until 1959 when he was appointed an Extra Gentleman Usher to the Queen.  

Citation for the award of the Bar to the Military Cross

"Lt. (temp  Capt.) George Ranald Macfarlane Reid, M.C., Arg. & Suth'd Highrs.

For conspicuous gallantry in action.  He with his observer pursued a hostile aeroplane for some six miles into the enemy's territory, and there shot it down.  He has on many previous occasions done very fine work.

(The Military Cross was awarded in London Gazette dated 24th June, 1916.)"

(London Gazette - 25 Nov 1916)