REYNOLDS, Fred
Service Number: | 191 |
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Enlisted: | 31 August 1914 |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
Born: | Wellington, New Zealand, 1894 |
Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli I C 17, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW |
World War 1 Service
31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 191, 1st Field Company Engineers | |
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18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 191, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 191, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
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SAPPER REYNOLDS.
Sapper Frederick Austin Reynolds, who was killed in action, was well known and respected in the Manly district. He was 21 years of age, and was born in New Zealand, but spent all his life in Sydney. Sapper Reynolds was an electrician in connection with the military forces and was stationed at the Submarine Mining Station, Chowder Bay. He was a life-saver at the Seagull Club, South Steyne, and was responsible for saving several lives.