Reid Point


Reid Point (52˚47'00" 132˚01'00" S side of Tasu Sd, W side of Moresby I, QCI). RCN officer Howard Emerson Reid (1897–1962) came to the QCI in 1935 and made an examination of potential W coast anchorages and harbours for the Dept of National Defence. He was born in Que, attended the Royal Naval College of Canada and then went on to a celebrated career in the RCN. Reid served as a junior officer with various vessels during WWI and had his first command on HMCS Festubert, a Battle-class...

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