Harold James REYNOLDS

Badge Number: 76917
76917

REYNOLDS, Harold James

Service Numbers: 3752, S361
Enlisted: 15 February 1916, Keswick Barracks, Keswick West Torrens, South Australia
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Broken Hill, New South Wales, 31 August 1887
Home Town: Malvern, Unley, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Natural Causes, Morphett Vale, 5 October 1963, aged 76 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Acacia D DI 325
Memorials: Laura District Honour Roll, Roseworthy Agricultural College Roll of Honour, Unley St. Augustine's Church Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

31 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-07-31
15 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick Barracks, Keswick West Torrens, South Australia
21 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3752, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3752, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3752
16 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1

World War 2 Service

8 Aug 1940: Involvement Corporal, S361
8 Aug 1940: Enlisted Keswick, SA
16 Apr 1943: Discharged

World War 1 Service

Date unknown: Wounded 3752, 32nd Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography

Harold James REYNOLDS was a 28 year old farmer when he enlisted and cited his mother, Mrs Charlotte Smith, 38 Winchester Street, Malvern, South Australia as his next of kin.  However he is memorialised in the State's mid north affirming that he farmed in that area.  He was assigned the service number 3275 and allocated to the 9th Reinforcements of the 32nd Battalion.

Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 21 September 1916.

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Wounded  - gassed 17 May 1918

He was resident at Morphett Vale in 1928.

He died of natural casues in 1963 aged 76 years.

 

Medals:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

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