George Henry Reynolds
Service Number
PO/17434
Military Unit
Royal Marine Light Infantry
Date of birth
27 Feb 1896
Date of Death
20 May 1915 (19 years old)
Place of Birth
Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a printer.
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
He was the son of Albert and Lucy Reynolds and the brother of Florence Ann, Charles Albert, Elizabeth, Ruth, Mary and Arthur Reynolds. In 1911 they lived at 64 Thoresby Street Sneinton Nottingham.
Military History
RMLI, Deal Bn, Royal Naval Division. Helles Memorial.
Enlisted Nottingham 12/8/14; Deal Bn. (listed as Portsmouth Bn. in the 1914 Star Roll) at Dunkirk 19/9/14-13/10/14; MEF 28/2/15-20/5/15 DD. b.St. Marks, Nottingham 27/2/1896; Buried in Rest Camp, Gallipoli, by Rev. B.J. Failes; 1914 Star issued to father 31/12/19.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 19 June 1915: 'Private GH Reynolds, RMLI, 64 Thoresby Street, Sneinton, killed in action, aged 19'
Photographs
George Henry Reynolds
Photgraph published on 19th June 1915 in the Nottingham Evening Post and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918.