Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of William Sherard Reeve and Mary Reeve of Martinsthorpe Park, Manton, Rutland. He was a member of the Leicestershire Imperial Yeomanry before emigrating to Canada, sailing on the SS Tunisian on the 10th February 1913. He resided with Mr H. Weldon of Bounty, Saskatchewan, until war broke out, when he joined the colonial forces on the 10th Ocotober 1914. He came to England with the first Canadian contingent, and finished his training at Shorncliffe Camp. He embarked on foreign service on the 6th August 1915, and fought in both France and Belgium, being killed behind Hill 60 at 8 o clock on the morning of the 2nd June 1916, by a trench mortar shell, after ten months in the trenches. He was buried at Verbrandon Molan, Belgium. It is of interest to note that his great grandfather, Mr Thomas Reeve of Wing, was in the greater part of the Peninsular War, serving nearly eight years. He was presented with the Queen’s Medal, with six clasps, for the following engagements, Nieve, St. Sebastian, Vittoria Salamanca, Badajoz and Corunna. He was also in minor engagements in Holland, and died on the 11th May 1868 at the age of 81. His enlistment documents record that he gave his father, William S. Reeve of Martinsthorpe, Manton, Oakham, Rutland, England as his next of kin. He gave his trade or calling as Farmer and stated that he was unmarried. He also stated that he had previously served 4 years in the Leicester Imperial Yeomanry. Information taken from his medical examination shows that he was 5 foot 6 ½ inches in height and had a chest measurement of 34 ½ to 37 inches. His complexion was described as fair with brown eyes and brown hair. He gave his religion as Church of England.