serviceyears branch placeofburial_coordinates death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title battles_label name
1914 - 1919 23px british army 26 , title 11 6.46 s 28 1 6.45 e inline 27 october 1920 -lrb- aged 26 -rrb- johannesburg johannesburg , south africa union of south africa 1st regiment battalion , the king 's -lrb- liverpool -rrb- 30px italy -rrb- victoria cross silver medal for military valor -lrb- world war i russian civil war 2 november 1893 braamfontein cemetery , johannesburg , south africa major oswald austin reid.jpg oswald reid
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oswald reid

oswald austin reid vc -lrb- 2 november 1893 -- 27 october 1920 -rrb- was a south african recipient of the victoria cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces .
