Reynolds & Webb Family History
Military Ancestors
This page details the ancestors that have been linked to the military.
William Clow Reynolds 85743 was a driver in the Royal Engineers.
He served in WWI and received 2 medals:
British War Medal 1914 - 1920 was approved by King George V in 1919 to commemorate the services rendered by His Majesty's Forces and to record the bringing of the war to a successful conclusion. The silver medal has the coinage effigy of His Majesty the King on the obverse. The reverse depicts a male figure mounted on horseback, trampling underfoot the eagle shield of the Central Powers and the emblems of death, a skull and crossbones. Above is the risen sun of victory. The male figure was chosen because men had borne the brunt of the fighting.
6,500,000 silver British War Medals were awarded.
Victory Medal 1914 - 1919 was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allies over the Central Powers. The medal is lacquered bronze and bears on the obverse the classical figure of Athene Nike, the goddess of Victory. On the reverse is an inscription, THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION.
5,725,000 Victory Medals were awarded.
Robert William Winter Reynolds (Bob) 73246 of the Royal Army Service Corp.(WWII)
While woking as a bus driver for Eastern Counties Omnibus Company Limited he enlisted on 16th February 1939.On 11th April 1942 he embarked overseas.
This is a Chindits shoulder badger. The Chindits were involved in jungle warfare against the Japanese in Burma in 1942-3. How Bob is connected with the Chindits I'm not sure but he was in Bombay, India in 1945 where he was given 9 artificial teeth.
On 20th March 1946 he was released and transferred to the Army Reserves and received 3 medals:
The War Medal was awarded to all full time personnel of the armed forces who completed twenty-eight days service.
The Defence Medal was for service on shore for 3 years.
The 1939-45 Star was awarded for serving at sea for a minimum of 6 months.
Henry Ernest Harris was in the Military Police.
On 12th December 1940 Algy Mortlock Webb enlisted into the Royal Army Service Corp as no. S/238928. He was attached to 112 Petrol Depot and proceeded overseas on 9th May 1942. After 2 months he disembarked in Egypt. On 28th August 1942 Algy was admitted to hospital after receiving burns to his right leg and hand. The casualty form states "... unlikely to interfere with future efficiency." and he was discharged from hospital on 27th October. After serving 3 years and 186 days in Egypt he was awarded the Africa Star and 8th Army Clasp.
On 11th November 1945 he arrived back home and was released on 18th February 1946 but remained an Army Reserve.
(This is taken from his daughters marriage certificate of 1889 when he is noted as deceased)
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Dale Reynolds
Bury St Edmunds, England
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