Company Sergeant Major
Charles Henry REYNOLDS
Engineers
Died: 1st December 1917 - Age: 50

Commemorated:

1. Book:The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918Pg.133
2. Memorial:The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour39C GQS
    

Awards & Titles:

 

Family :

Native of Bassingham, Lincolnshire, son of William and Ruth Reynolds

He married Louise Hodger at Bridgenorth 18th September, 1897, with whom he had five children. Two unfortunately died young, but by 1911, the family were resident at 30 Kinghts Park, Kingston-upon-Thames and had three children Margaret Louise (b.1899), Charles Edward (b.1901) and Kathleen Anne Elizabeth (b.21st April, 1904). He was a Buildings Contract Manager.

In the latter part of his life, he was resident at 40 Fairfield South, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.

Service Life:

Campaigns:

Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Engineers 

Action : France & Flanders 

France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.

111237, Company Sergeant Major Charles Henry Reynolds, Royal Engineers.

He attested for war service on the 10th August, 1915 as a Pioneer in the Royal Engineers and despite showing no former military service was "For immediate promotion to rank of Co Sergt Major" at the rate of 7 shillings per day. This must be in recognition of the skills he had to offer as a "Clerk of Works."

His skills must have been required quickly as 11 days after attestation, Charles embarked to France for service with the British Expeditionary Force and the 2nd Labour Battalion. On the 31st January, 1917 he was transferred to the Depot Company, 2nd Labour Battalion, Chatham and by 17th April the same year, he was "Discharged - no longer fit for War Service" (under para.392 XVI King's Regulations). His character for service was described as Very Good and his conduct "very satisfactory indeed."

The later pages of his service record provides the detail of his invalidity. He was admitted for 41 days to hospital presenting with "Traumatic Neurashtemia," the more common name decoded on the same document, citing: "Sent home on account of Shell Shock."

Charles was buried within the Parish of Kingston-upon-Thames on 21st December, 1917.

Masonic :

TypeLodge Name and No.Province/District :
Mother : Noel No. 2444 E.C.Surrey

Initiated
Passed
Raised
27th January 1915
24th February 1915
24th March 1915
 

Clerk of Works. Shows two years of war service in the contribution record before the annotation "Died Dec 1917."

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