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1205607

Spr. A. H. Reynolds

Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy.

from:Victoria Hall4630 Sherbrooke st Westmount

(d.11th Sep 1917)




223161

Pte. Alfred Henry Price Reynolds

British Army 11th Btn Cheshire Regiment

from:Ellesmere Port

(d.3rd July 1916)

Alfred Henry Price Reynolds was my great grandfather. He died at the Battle of the Somme with the 11th Btn on the 3rd July 1916 age 36. Leaving my great grandmother with 8 children to take care of alone.

I know very little about him. He was born in Tipton, Staffordshire, in 1911 he was living in Bilston and just prior to the war he moved with his family to Ellesmere, Port Cheshire for work. I can find no name on any of the named town memorials for him.




225600

Sgt.Mjr. Alfred Reynolds MC, MSM.

British Army 1st Btn. D Coy. Royal West Kent Regiment

from:Lewisham

Alfred Reynolds was a Pre-War regular who had joined up in 1896 and fought in the 2nd Boer War earning a Queens Medal with 3 Clasps and Kings Medal with 2 Clasps.

He fought with the 1st Battalion throughout the Great War and he was awarded the MC in Feb 1915: "As Sergeant Major of "D" Company, did exceptionally good work, especially when his Company was commanded by a very junior officer."

He ended the war as a Warrant Officer 1st Class and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 1918: "His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, to approve of the award of the Meritorious Service Medal to the under mentioned Warrant Officers, Nora-commissioned Officers and Men in recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in Italy." He retired in 1920.




241655

Pte. B. Reynolds

British Army Connaught Rangers

(d.8th October 1916)

Private Reynolds is buried In the South-East part of the Mohill Cemetery, Mohill, Co. Leitrim, Ireland.




1418

Bernard Reynolds

British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers

(d.16th May 1915)




1206008

Maj. Douglas Reynolds VC.

British Army 83rd Bde. Royal Field Artillery

from:Leatherhead, Surrey

(d.23rd Feb 1916)

Douglas Reynolds was killed in action on the 23rd if February 1916 and is buried in in the Etaples Military Cemetery, France. He was the husband of Mrs. Douglas Reynolds, of Clerkley Court, Leatherhead, Surrey

An extract from the"London Gazette, Number 28976, dated 16th Nov., 1914, recording the award of V.C., reads:- "At Le Cateau, on 26th Aug., he took up two teams and limbered up two guns under heavy Artillery and Infantry fire, and though the enemy was within 100 yards, he got one gun away safely. At Pisseloup, on 9th Sept., he reconnoitred at close range, discovered a battery which was holding up the advance and silenced it. He was severely wounded 15th Sept., 1914."




218082

Pte. Edward James Reynolds

Canadian Expeditionary Forces 3rd Btn.

from:Toronto

(d.23rd Aug 1916)

Pte. Edward James ReynoldsHe was executed for desertion 23/08/1916 age 20 and isburied in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, St. Omer, France.

Reynolds was born on 2nd January 1896 in Toronto. During April 1915, he enlisted in the Canadian Infantry 35th Battalion. By November 1915, Reynolds was a member of the 3rd Battalion in the line near Ploegsteert.

On 25 July 1916, the Germans exploded a mine under a portion of the front line called "The Bluff". The 3rd Battalion was ordered forward to plug the resulting gap in the front line. However, Reynolds fell out from his platoon only to be found two days later at his battalion's transport lines. Reynolds claimed that he had been ordered back and got lost. This excuse was accepted.

During the following night (26th July 1916), Reynolds was ordered to accompany a ration party up to the front line. Again Reynolds fell out and went back to his battalion's transport lines. This time Reynolds was arrested and charged with desertion. He was found guilty by court-martial and sentenced to death.




248147

Pte. Edward William Henry Reynolds

British Army 8th Battalion Norfolk Regiment

from:St. James, Norwich, Norfolk

(d.22nd October 1917)

Edward Reynolds served with the 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.




1206026

Pte. Edwin George Reynolds

British Army 29th Battalion Royal Fusiliers

from:19 Lion Sq, Alfred Street South, Nottingham.

Edwin George Reynolds was my grandfather he was born in November 1891 and he enlisted in the London(RF)in March 1915 where he served in France. Edwin was wounded twice but was one of the lucky ones and survived the war. Edwin died age 60 in 1952 in Nottingham.




244306

Sgt. Francis Anthony Reynolds

British Army 8th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers

(d.16th April 1916)

My great grandfather was a career soldier. Francis Reynolds came from Bishops Street, Dublin, and was married to Sarah Reynolds, and they had three daughters. He survived a gas attack early in 1916, then when walking down the trench he and some colleagues were blown to bits by a shell.

He has no known grave, bless him, but he is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.




236022

L/Cpl. George Reynolds

British Army 8th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment

from:Jackfield, Shropshire

(d.21st October 1916)




244982

Harry H. Reynolds

British Army 1st Batallion Essex Regiment

from:Stock, Essex

(d.15th July 1916)

Harry Reynolds is my great grandfather and was married to Clara. His parents were Thomas and Maria Reynolds. He is buried at Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension.




222693

L/Sgt. Henry Reynolds

British Army 3rd Btn. Somerset Light Infantry

from:Portland, Dorset

Henry Reynolds got married in December 1913. He went to war and apparently had some traumatic experience (not unusual), but we never found out what it was. On return home he was rejected by the family and went to London.




217621

Pte. Herbert Vincent Reynolds

Australian Imperial Force 1st Australian Field Ambulance

from:Australia

Herbert Vincent Reynolds was born at Sebastopol, Victoria, on 16 September 1896. He left school after year 8 to work at the local chemical gold processing plant, using the income to support his mother and siblings, as his father had died in 1906. With the outbreak of the First World War Reynolds was left with a difficult choice: he wanted to serve, but going off to war would deprive his family of the income he was making at the gold processing plant. In the end he decided to enlist and, after getting his mother's written permission (required by those under the age of 21), the 18-year-old enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 10 September 1914. Reynolds departed Melbourne with reinforcements for the 1st Australian Field Ambulance aboard HMAT Berrima on 22 December 1914.

On the morning of 25 April 1915, Reynolds and elements of the ambulance landed on Gallipoli, an event he would describe in his diaries in great detail. They commenced carrying the wounded from the forward posts back to the beach where they could be evacuated to hospital ships waiting offshore. Reynolds continued to treat and transport the wounded until he was evacuated to England in September due to sickness. He rejoined the ambulance in March 1916 and went with it to the Western Front. In July the ambulance entered the field of operations at Pozières and Reynolds resumed his role as an orderly attending to and transferring the wounded. In his diaries he described the never-ceasing stream of severely wounded cases that continued day and night through the heavy shell-fire. For the remainder of 1916 and 1917 Reynolds would perform vital work despite the extremely cold weather, constant enemy artillery barrages, and frequent gas attacks. During the fighting around Menin Road on 20 September 1917 Reynolds sustained shrapnel wounds to the left ear. After recovering in England he rejoined the ambulance in late April 1918. In August the ambulance was relieved from the line and began the process of returning home to Australia, Reynolds leaving on 13 October. The following year he was formally discharged from the AIF on 20 March 1919.

After the war Reynolds married and worked as a builder. He enlisted for Second World War service in 1942 but due to his age was precluded from active service, and he joined the 20th Battalion of the Volunteer Defence Corps instead. Reynolds' involvement in the local council led to his election as the mayor of Sebastopol during 1953-54. Herbert Reynolds died on 21 September 1978 at Ballarat.




215591

J. Reynolds

J Reynolds is remembered in St Paul's church, Jarrow. At present there is no further information known about this individual as searches in Ancestry reveal too many instances of this name. Can anyone provide further information?




238450

L/Cpl. John Reynolds

British Army 1st Battalion Irish Guards

from:Mohill, Co. Leitrim, Ireland

(d.15th Sep 1916)

John Reynolds served with 1st Battalion, Irish Guards. He was my great uncle I would love if someone had some stories or photographs of him to share.




233118

Pte. M. Reynolds

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Sunderland

M Reynolds was discharged in 1917 sick




241656

Pte. Michael Reynolds

British Army Connaught Rangers

(d.5th March 1915)

Private Reynolds is buried in the South-East part of the Mohill Cemetery, Mohill, Co. Leitrim, Ireland.




233618

Gnr. Percy John Reynolds

British Army 114 Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery

from:Caterham

My father died when I was four years old and my mother remarried and lost touch with my grandparents so I know little about my grandfather, Percy Reynolds, apart from what I discovered on Ancestry. Percy joined up in October 1912 before the First World War and he was stationed in Malta and in Antioch, but there does not seem to be a lot of information on this part of the war.

He did receive the British Silver war badge and medal for action in France, but I cannot find out where this was. He left France in February 1916 after 16 months of action and was drafted out as medically unfit for military service (shell shock?)in January 1917. The doctor's statement was "Even if he recovered he would be worse than useless for the army". According to my mother and father's wedding certificate in 1938 he was a butler. If anyone has any further information about him I would like to know.




251132

Pte. Peter Reynolds

British Army 8th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers

from:Earlestown, Lancashire

(d.1st February 1917)

My great-great-uncle, Peter Reynolds, emigrated to Earlestown in Lancashire from Clonfane, Trim, County Meath sometime before the 1911 census. He worked as a coal miner and married an Emily Luke before enlisting in 1915 and being sent to France with the 8th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

He first served in the Balkans on 2nd of August 1915. Medal card records receipt of Victory British Medal and 1914-1915 Star. He was killed in action on 1st February 1917 in Flanders and is buried in La Laiterie Military Cemetery.




233119

Pte. R. Reynolds

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Greenside

(d.12th Jan 1918)

R Reynolds is buried at Wancourt




1206025

Pte. Robert Henry Reynolds

British Army 2nd Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment

from:Sneinton, Nottingham

(d.23rd Sep 1914)

Robert Henry Reynolds was my great uncle. He was born in 1890 and was killed in action on 23 September 1914 in France. He was buried at the Vailly British Cemetery, Aisne, France. He left a wife and baby son.




224671

Pte. Robert Henry Reynolds

British Army 2nd Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment

from:Sneinton, Nottingham

(d.23rd Sept 1914)

Robert Reynolds was my great uncle. He was born on 3rd of May 1890 in Tiverton, Devon to Robert and Annie Reynolds. The family moved to Nottingham when Robert and my grandfather Edwin were young. Robert joined the 4th Sherwood Foresters in 1907 age 17 and he was killed in action on 23rd of September 1914 age 24. Robert is buried at the Vailly British Cemetery in France.




256582

Pte. Sydney George Reynolds

British Army 10th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers

from:Old Buckenham

(d.16th Sep 1918)




233120

Pte. Thomas A. Reynolds

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:High Felling

Thomas Reynolds enlisted in Nov. 1914




233121

Pte. W. Reynolds

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Byker




224529

Rflmn. William Benjamin Reynolds

British Army 1st Btn Rifle Brigade

from:30 Scholes Walk, Prestwich, Manchester

(d.6th July 1915)

William Reynolds was the son of William & Emma, husband of Mary Hanna Reynolds of Prestwich. He died aged 38 in July 1916 and is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial.




237869

VAD. Rheeder

Voluntary Aid Detachment No. 32 Stationary Hospital




257128

Stokr. Charles Cuthbert Rhoden

Royal Navy

from:West Hartlepool

Charles Rhoden served as a Stoker in the Royal Navy in WW1




1388

L/Cpl. Arthur Rhodes

British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers

(d.8th May 1915)







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