REYNOLDS, Lyle William John
| Service Number: | SX2371 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park |
| Born: | Mylor, South Australia, 3 June 1917 |
| Home Town: | Crafers, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Crafers Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 5 November 1988, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Apr 1940: | Involvement Private, SX2371, 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park, Malaya/Singapore | |
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| 16 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 16 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX2371 | |
| 29 Jan 1946: | Discharged |
Family Service to the Defence Force
Lyle REYNOLDS was my grandfather and would now be over 100 years old if alive today. Besides his brother Clyde who was killed at the fall of Singapore his other brothers John and Noel also served. Remarkably their father John Bennett REYNOLDS also served in WW1 and WW2. His oldest son Trevor John REYNOLDS also completed National Service. Two of Lyle's great grandsons, Trevor's grandsons Daniel and Matthew have both served in Afghanistan campaigns also, spanning 5 generations of Service to the ADF.
Submitted 26 January 2020 by David Reynolds
Biography
Lyle served in the 8th Division and was captured by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore. His brother Clyde also in Singapore attached to Rotal Navy was killed. A POW at Changi thereafter, Lyle survived and returned to South Australia to his wife Kathleen. They had three children, Trevor, Neil, Jennifer and many grandchildren.
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