Henry Lewin REYNOLDS

REYNOLDS, Henry Lewin

Service Number: 393
Enlisted: 25 August 1914
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 52nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, January 1895
Home Town: Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania
Schooling: Penguin State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Run over by a truck during road sealing at Sprent, Tasmania, Sprent, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia, 5 May 1951
Cemetery: Penguin General Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia
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World War 1 Service

25 Aug 1914: Enlisted Private, 393, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 393, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 393, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
1 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion
13 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion
6 Sep 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 393, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW right hand
7 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 393, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW right knee
3 May 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 393, 52nd Infantry Battalion, MD 6th, due to wounding at Messines

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

Courtesy of Sue Guinan, Tasmania in the Great War

The death occurred in Sprent on April 24 of Mr. Henry Lewin Reynolds, eldest son of Mrs. M. M. and the late Mr. J. K. Reynolds. He was born in Penguin, and attended the Penguin State School.

With three other local boys, including his younger brother Hedley, he was one of the first to enlist, 15 days after the outbreak of World War I. He was then aged 19. One of the Old Originals, he sailed in the Geelong from Hobart on October 20, 1914. After serving throughout the Gallipoli campaign, and when the Australians were evacuated, he was sent to Serapun, where the old 12th Battalion was split up, and he was transferred to the 52nd Battalion. From there he was sent to France, and was invalided home in 1918.

During his war service he was wounded three times. He was also mentioned in dispatches three times, the first for voluntarily carrying ammunition for a number of days from the beachhead to the front line over exposed country under continual heavy shellfire.

Services at the Church of England and graveside were conducted by Captain Buckingham. Last Post was sounded by Mr. B. Beckerath, and Mr. L. Whittle spoke for the R.S.L. Special reference was made by Mr. W. Hanson, of Burnie, to his sterling qualities during the war. More than 100 returned soldiers marched with the funeral to the graveside.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Reynolds, sisters Amy (Mrs. G. Inverarity), Faith and Daphne (Mrs. D. Young) and step-brother, Roy.

Chief mourners were his nephews, Terence, Glen, Lewin and Sidney; and brothers-in-law, G. Inverarity and D. Young. Carriers were members of the 52nd Battalion, Messrs. O. C. Mather, F. Hayes, J. Mainwaring, and A. Oliver. Pallbearers were representatives of the 12th and 52nd Battalions, Messrs. I. Lawler, H. W. Elphinstone, M. Jarman and E. Onions.
Advocate Burnie 5th May 1951

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