Name
John Reynolds
1896
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
23/04/1917
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
32252
Bedfordshire Regiment
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 5
France
Headstone Inscription
NA
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Letchworth memorials
Pre War
John Reynolds born in Potton, Beds., in 1896 to John Reynolds, farm labourer, and Hannah (nee Endersby)
On the 1901 Census the family of parents, John W, Alfred C (born 1897), William (born 1900) and Julia (born 1901) were living at Franklin’s Row, Horselow Street, Potton, Beds.
On the 1911 Census the family of parents, John, Alfred, William, Julia, Charles (born 1904) and Clara (born 1911) were living at Brook End, Potton, Beds. Both John and Alfred were farm labourers.
At on time a Resident of Letchworth .
Wartime Service
John was enlisted in the Bedfordshire Regiment as Private 32252. No Service Record was found for him. He was probably conscripted in 1916 and following his training was posted to 6th (Service) Battalion of the Regiment, which had gone to France on 15 Jul 1915 and was part of 112 Brigade, 37 Division. It is likely that John joined them to take part in the Battles of Arras at 1st Battle of the Scarpe (9-14 Apr) where the Division captured Monchy-le-Prieux and 2nd Battle of the Scarpe (23-24 Apr) in which the Division attacked and took Greenland Hill. It was in this last action that John was presumed to have been killed in action on 23 Apr 1917, his remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £3 10s and arrears of £4 1s 8d was paid to father. Brother Alfred served as 24127 South Wales Borderers and died of wounds on 21 Sep 1916.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
