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Record #12403
Name :
: William Henry REYNOLDS (1892 - 1918)
  aka : Private Reynolds


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 Oct 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 9 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Amiens
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Mar 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Canada

Placement Family
: Alglin
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Henry Reynolds.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: REYNOLDS
Given Name: W
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Canada
Year of Arrival: 1903
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1903-03-20
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1903-03-28
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also Film C-4715
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-496
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Listed in Ups and Downs, Barnardo Homes Publication:
August, 1903 Vol. IX, No. 3
'Reynolds, Wm. - Mr. Walter Anglin, Brewer's Mills'

1911 Canadian Census records place William Henry Reynolds as a Labourer in the household of Ida and John Nicker in Lambton, Ontario. Born in Nov of 1892, he immigrated from England in 1903.

Attestation papers were signed 11 Apr 1916 in Sarnia, Ontario. William Henry Reynolds was born 9 Oct 1892 in Kent, England. His Next of Kin was his Guardian, Frederick Sproule of 115 Mitten Street, Sarnia, Ontario. He was an Officer of the Salvation Army by trade. 5'9" in height with blue eyes and light brown hair. His religion was listed as Salvation Army.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he died of wounds at Number 5 Casualty Clearing Station after being hit with machine gun fire while in operations east of Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France. His Next of Kin was listed as Mrs. Fred Sproule of 115 Millton Street, Sarnia, Ontario. Forms were later dispatched to Mrs. Harriet Moon of 67 Forest Road, Turnbridge Wells, England. He was buried in Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Saint-Pierre, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: VI. A. 13.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56040369 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-07-18 13:00:52 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-16 11:01:56 /

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3033 ABBOTT, Frederick1893ENG, SRY, Kingston Upon Thames Mar 1903 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
3165 ADAM, Charles1899ENG,     Mar 1913 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
23725 ADAMS, Lilian1887ENG,     Nov 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
22768 ADAMSON, Jeanie1891ENG,     Sep 1905 : Canada CAN Louisa Birt  
17047 ADCOCK, William1892ENG, NTT, Rolleston Oct 1907 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
9832 ADKINS, Proctor Selby1894ENG,     Mar 1910 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
6798 AINSLIE, Daisy Ann1890ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26133 ALDRIDGE, B1895ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26134 ALDRIDGE, H1894ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26031 ALEXANDER, Henry1894ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26030 ALEXANDER, T1895ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26007 ALLAN, M1886ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
13096 ALLEN, Ernest John1894WAL, GLA, Pontypridd Aug 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
2735 ALLEN, Harry Edward1898ENG, LAN Jul 1908 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
9112 ALLISON, John Henry1897ENG, KEN, Sidcup Mar 1910 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home soutsc  
11504 ALLPORT, William Thomas1907ENG,    , Shrewsbury May 1923 : Canada  Waifs & Strays ynaught  
22783 ANDERSON, Francis L1909ENG,     Jun 1923 : Canada CAN Waifs & Strays  
17075 ANDRES, J.1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
13834 ANTWIS, Robert Luchesi 1891WAL, PEM, Haverfordwest Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9233 ANTWIS, Sidney Walter John1893WAL, PEM, Pembroke Dock Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
8614 ARGENT, Joseph1892ENG, YKS, Sheffield Mar 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home Lyn 8  
26029 ASHBY, W E1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
23814 ASHDOWN, W1887ENG,     Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9732 ASHMORE, Amelia1895ENG,     Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
23821 ASHMORE, Mary E1897ENG,     Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
23836 ATKINS, Alice M1897ENG,     Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
16734 ATKINSON, Robert 1889ENG, WES, Kendal Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
5501 BABB, Frederick 1896ENG, SOM, Axbridge Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26109 BAKER, A G1887ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26183 BAKER, Albert1892ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
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