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Name	Sir John Thyne Reid
Born	15 October, 1903 Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	31 December, 1984 (aged 81) Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Presbyterian Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Reid, Andrew Thyne (brother)
Occupation or Descriptor *	business executive (1936-1974) Victoria, Australia benefactor (general) (1956-1974) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate