Henry Robert REYNOLDS

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REYNOLDS, Henry Robert

Service Number:	2773
Enlisted:	3 September 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stawell, Victoria, Australia, February 1875
Home Town:	Oakleigh, Monash, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 April 1953, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Oakleigh Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2773, 14th Infantry Battalion
15 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2773, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2773, 14th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
31 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion
27 Apr 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion
31 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2773, 14th Infantry Battalion, SW arm - arm amputated
9 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2773, 14th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD, arm amputated.

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

Biography from AWM

2773 Corporal Henry Robert Reynolds, 14th Battalion from East Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria. A 40 year old miner prior to enlisting on 5 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 8th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 15 September 1915 aboard SS Makarini. He served with the Battalion at Gallipoli and in France before being seriously wounded in action in May 1918. After having his arm amputated, he was repatriated to Australia, arriving on 26 November 1918.

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