REYNOLDS, Clarence Victor
| Service Number: | 7316 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1917, Bondi Junction, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, Sydney, NSW, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Rozelle Public School |
| Occupation: | Linotype Operator |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension I F 49 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7316, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Bondi Junction, NSW | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7316, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7316, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Emily REYNOLDS, 53 Grove Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales.
Clarence was the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. James Reynolds, of Leichhardt, and a grandson o the late Mr. F. McGrath who had been employed on the "Herald" composing room for over 60 years. Clarence was born at Balmain in 1895, and was educated at the Rozelle Public School. He had just completed five years of a six year apprenticeship in the composing department of the Sydney Morning Herald when he enlisted.
He was accepted for service in 1916 after having been rejected no fewer than eleven times on account of defective eyesight. He took part in much fighting on the Western Front, and was gassed. After a few weeks he returned to the trenches, and was killed at Strazeele on April 24, 1918.
A brother, Gunner Reginald Reynolds also served.
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