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Patrick Robert Reid
Nickname(s)"Pat"
Born(1910-11-13)13 November 1910
Ranchi, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died22 May 1990(1990-05-22) (aged 79)
Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1933—1947
RankMajor
Service number58974
UnitRoyal Army Service Corps
Battles/warsWorld War II
  • Battle of France
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
Other workDiplomat, administrator, company director & author

Patrick Robert Reid, MBE, MC (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.

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The Colditz Story

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and directed by Guy Hamilton. It is based on the 1952 memoir written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle...

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made it across the river and landed in a meadow 180 metres below. Captain Pat Reid, who successfully escaped from Colditz in 1942, went on to write multiple...

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to his relationship with Pat. Reid allegedly turned down subsequent offers of a return. Following the sudden death of Mike Reid in July 2007, executive...

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at Airaines Cemetery in France. The Colditz Story by Pat Reid Colditz – The Full Story by Pat Reid In the Presence of My Foes by Gris Davies-Scourfield...

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was named after Reid on December 14, 2021, two weeks before his death. The airport was previously named after Pat McCarran, one of Reid's Senate predecessors...

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Machiel van den Heuvel

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served as Escape Officer for the Dutch POWs, a role also held by Captain Pat Reid, the author of The Colditz Story, for the British. Van den Heuvel played...

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Harry Reid International Airport (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS, FAA LID: LAS) is an international airport serving the Las Vegas Valley, a metropolitan area in...

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Noah Nicholas Reid (born May 29, 1987) is a Canadian-American actor and musician, best known for his work on the television series Franklin and Schitt's...

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Edward Hardwicke

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1970s drama series Colditz, in which he played Pat Grant, a character based on the real-life war hero Pat Reid. He then played Arthur in the sitcom My Old...

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Colditz

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the wartime prisoners at Oflag IV-C was documented by Patrick Robert ("Pat") Reid in his books The Colditz Story and The Latter Days At Colditz, and the...

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Paul Priem

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known to the prisoners as being one of the more jovial of the Germans; Pat Reid, a successful POW escapee, said he "possessed a rare quality among Germans...

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Al Murray

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Pat Reid (vocals), Martin Ellis (guitar), Paul Ewart (bass) and Al Murray (drums). Reid and Ellis were at school together in Crosby, Liverpool. Reid was...

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An American Werewolf in London

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a cameo by Albert Moses paying direct tribute to his role in the film. Pat Reid of Empire, reviewing the film in 2000, thought that the blending of comedic...

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Ranchi

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Peter Mansfield, British journalist and historian, was born in Ranchi Pat Reid MBE MC, escapee from Colditz Castle, born in Ranchi Anushka Sen, actress...

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John Mills

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Nominated-BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1955 The Colditz Story Pat Reid The End of the Affair Albert Parkis Above Us the Waves Commander Fraser...

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Kenneth Lockwood

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numerous escape attempts, working with the chairman of the escape committee, Pat Reid, and was still at the castle when it was liberated by the US Army in April...

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Dominic Bruce

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Spangenberg Castle. This escape by Wardle, Reid, Littledale and Stephens was aided by reconnaissance from Bruce. Pat Reid explained that whilst Bruce was in solitude...

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Anne Reid

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the series Victoria Wood in 1989, and the drama Pat and Margaret in 1994. From 1998 to 2000, Reid played the major role of Jean in the BBC comedy series...

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Singen

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including Larive himself, Francis Steinmetz, Anthony Luteyn, Airey Neave, Pat Reid and Howard Wardle in their escapes from Colditz Castle when Colditz was...

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Hedley Fowler

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with access to the outside. The tunnel was partly constructed by Captain Pat Reid. From the clothing store the prisoners were to leave the castle disguised...

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