Name
William Reynolds
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
06/08/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Company Serjeant Major
6825
Bedfordshire Regiment
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
POZIERES MEMORIAL
Panel 28 and 29
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
St Albans Citizens Memorial, Town Hall (old) Memorial, St Albans, St Stephen's Church Memorial, St Albans, St Mark’s Church Plaque, Colney Heath, London Colney Village Memorial, We are not aware of any memorial in Tyttenhanger Green
Pre War
He was born in St Stephens, St Albans, Hertfordshire and lived on Chiswell Green, St Stephens, St Albans, Hertfordshire (1891 and 1901) and the fifth cottage away from The Plough PH at Tyttenhanger Green, Hertfordshire in 1911. The 1901 census records that William’s mother, Ann Reynolds was a widow and that he had a sister, Emily and a brother, Walter.
By 1911 William had been married for four years to Rose Reynolds and that they had two children, William George (2) and Lillian Doris (6 months). His records a working as a domestic gardener in 1901 and a platelayer for Midland Railway in 1911.
Wartime Service
Killed in action.
Additional Information
The photograph is certainly one of the 6 Reynold brothers who served and is believed to be William. RoH dod is 05/08/1918
Acknowledgments
Gareth Hughes, Graham Clark – World War One – The Fallen of London Colney, Grace Clark, Jonty Wild
