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REYNOLDS, George Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3130 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3130, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3130, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3130, 6th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George was the son of James and Annie Reynolds of Zeehan, Tasmania. He was living in Melbourne when he enlisted but stated that he had served for 3 years in the Tasmanian Rangers.
His younger brother, 2050 Pte Reuben Richard Reynolds 26th Battalion AIF had been killed in action at Pozieres in 1916, aged 23.