Harry Reynolds

A Lance Corporal with 51st Bn., Harry died on 24th of April 1918 at the age of 26. 

Harry was born at Lowestoft on 1 July 1891, a son of Walter and Harriett Reynolds. In 1901 his family lived at Wards Cottages, Clapham Road, Lowestoft. Harry attended Lowestoft School of Art and he left to become a dentist's apprentice and his Australian Army service papers show that he had served an apprenticeship with 'Targitt' (sic) at Lowestoft. 

In 1911 his family lived at 13 Clapham Road and Harry was a dentist mechanic. On 12 December 1912 Harry and his brother Herbert sailed from London for Australia. 

Harry enlisted in the Australian Army at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia, on 21 July 1915. His papers state that he was a dental operator but had been a 'pearler'. On 16 August 1915 he was posted to the 28th Battalion Australian Infantry and embarked at Freemantle on 1 October 1915 and although not stated in his service papers it is likely that he went to Gallipoli. The 28th Battalion left Gallipoli in December 1915 and Harry's papers show that on 12 January 1916 he went to the 1st Australian General Hospital at Heliopolis with pyrexia (fever). 

On 2 April 1916 Harry was posted to the 51st Battalion Australian Infantry and he arrived in England on 16 June 1916 and France on 17 July 1916. Harry was given leave to England from 11 September to 23 September 1917. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 9 March 1918. 

During the night of 24 April 1918 the 51st Battalion were involved in a successful attack on the village if Villers-Bretonneux and Harry was killed in action. A note in his service record states that no specific details of where he died could be added other than Villers-Bretonneux.

At the time Harry enlisted his parents were living at 17 Clapham Road, Lowestoft, and later they lived at Eastnook Cottage, Pakefield.

Harry's brother Frank Reynolds was also killed in World War One.