Edgar was the second son of Amaro John and Maria Rita Reed. Before the war, Edgar was a chartered accountant in the Taxation Department of the Hong Kong Government. He and his brothers attended Diocesan Boys School, and Edgar went on to study at St.
The above details on the birth and death dates of Robert Cyril Reed, uncle of Angela Niles, were supplied by eurasion_david, who kindly copied his obituary from the SCMP:
"EX-TEACHER DIES
Mr. Robert Cyril Reed, a long-time resident, died on Saturday. He was 66.
Mr Reed was a teacher at the Moral Training School in Kowloon Tong.
He was a keen follower of hockey, cricket and lawn bowls.