A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Reid, Douglas
REID. (Lieutenant, 1840.)
Douglas Reid was born 26 Oct. 1806 at Plymouth.
This officer entered the Navy, 5 Nov. 1818, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Raleigh sloop. While serving as Midshipman on board the Bulwark 74, Capt. Thos. Dundas, he fell from the lower deck to the keelson, in the after-hold, and was so severely injured that he was sent to Plymouth Hospital, and there subjected to a most painful operation. He passed his examination in 1827; and for his services on the coast of Syria, where he was throughout the whole campaign the Senior Mate in the squadron, was promoted, 5 Nov. 1840, to the rank of Lieutenant. His appointments have since been – 30 July, 1841, to the Hastings 72, Capt. John Lawrence, on the Mediterranean station, whence he returned home and was paid off in Feb. 1842 – 18 Oct. 1842, to the St. Vincent 120, from which ship, bearing the flags of Sir Edw. Codrington and Sir Chas. Rowley at Portsmouth, he was discharged, in consequence of ill health, and sent to the hospital, towards the close of 1843 – 9 Sept. 1844, to the Pantaloon 10, Capt. Edm. Wilson, fitting at Portsmouth – 4 March, 1845, to the Canopus 84, Capt. Fairfax Moresby, with whom he continued employed on particular service, latterly as First-Lieutenant, until Feb. 1847 – and 22 Jan. 1848, to the post of Admiralty Agent on board a contract mail steam-vessel. He was awarded a pension for the injury above alluded to 1 Jan. 1847.