Name
George Ernest Reynolds
1882
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
13/12/1916
34
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
31874
York and Lancaster Regiment
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Mercantile Marine War Medal
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HAMEL MILITARY CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL
II. D. 31.
France
Headstone Inscription
ABOVE ALL SORROW RISES LOVE
UK & Other Memorials
Bishop's Stortford Town Memorial, United Reformed Church Memorial, Bishop's Stortford
Pre War
George
Ernest was born in Bishop’s Stortford in 1882 to Charles and Eliza Reynolds,
but was usually known as Ernest. His family lived at Jervis Road on both 1891
and 1901 Censuses. He married Florence Ellen Herrington on 21 June 1914 at St
Mary's Church, Stansted, Essex and was living at 44 Jervis Road in Bishop’s
Stortford at the time of enlistment in early June 1916. He was well known and
respected in the town, and assisted in the shop belonging to his brother, Mr.
H. Reynolds, a fruiterer in South Street.
Wartime Service
Having
enlisted in Bishop's Stortford into the Northants Regiment, he was put on Reserve from 10 December 1915
to 4 June 1916. He transferred to the York and Lancaster Regiment on his arrival
in France in September 1916. As he had trouble with his feet he was not sent to
the trenches but helped in the cook-house. Sadly he was killed near the
Regimental cook-house together with four others when a shell exploded.
Additional Information
His widow Florence was awarded a pension of £13s 9d a week and a war gratuity of £3 plus pay owing of £2 10s 5d. She later gave her address as The Bury, West Mill, Buntingford.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
