Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Trenches at Ploegsteert. 

BX December 29, 1915

Private Reginald Sears Killed in Action

Reginald Sears, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sears of Toronto, former residents of Brantford, was killed in action by the bursting of a shell early in December. It is thought that Sears worked here at one time. While training for his commission in Brantford with the Second Dragoons the Lusitania was torpedoed and he threw up his commission and enlisted as a private with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. He had been in the trenches for at least six weeks before being killed. He has several relatives in the city, including Mrs. Raymond, C. Wright, of 227 Nelson Street, and Mr. John H. and Miss Tooze of 75 William Street.

BX January 6, 1916

Killed by Shell While Attacking – Private Reginald Sears Met Instantaneous Death at Front

Mr. T.H. Sears of the Toronto Type Foundry Co., the death of whose son, Reginald Sears was recently announced, was in the city yesterday. Reginald was doing well at the time of his enlistment, having held the responsible position of secretary-treasurer of the Preston Furniture Company, but felt the call to service to be too strong for him to resist. He joined the Fourth Canadian Mounted Rifles and in connection with his death, his mother has received the following letter from Lt. H.W. Cockshutt of this city.