Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookco. Devon (in male descent from Sir Richard Reynell, temp. Henry II.), who settled in South Australia in 1838, and planted the first vineyard in that State, and great nephew of Sir Thomas Reynell, K.C.B. (who served through the Peninsula and at Waterloo); _b._ Reynella, near Adelaide, 16 Sept. 1883; educ. St. Peter's College, Adelaide, and on leaving there joined his father in the management of the vineyard. He joined the 16th Australian Light Horse as a Private, and after passing through the various non-commissioned ranks was gazetted Lieut. to the 7th Light Horse. Two years later he qualified for the rank of Capt., and was posted to the 22nd Light Horse. The same year he was promoted Major, and when the European War broke out he immediately volunteered for Imperial service. He went to Egypt as second in command of the 9th Light Horse, and on the death of Lieut.-Col. Miell succeeded to the command. He was killed in action at Anzac, 28 Aug. 1915. He had led three charges, within the space of two hours, against the Turks, and it was on the occasion of the fourth charge, while encouraging his men, that he fell, shot through the heart by a bullet. General Russell, writing to General Hughes, said: "Had I had any idea that he would have taken charge of the assault himself I would not have let him go. Anyway, we have lost as fine an officer as ever came from Australia. It is the luck of war, I know, but it is very hard luck when it means losing a man like Reynell;" and the latter, in a letter to Mrs. Reynell, wrote: "His regiment was temporarily detached, and sent over to Gen. Cox to do some special work. Gen. Cox is in command of the Indian Forces, and he told off one of the 9th Regt. Squadrons to take an important trench and, as they always do, they did their work magnificently. But it is now evident that your fine husband was too keen--if such is possible--and instead of leaving the work to the Capt. of the squadron, he went out himself. Gen. Cox and none of his Staff knew of this or they would have certainly stopped him." General Birdwood, commanding the Australian Expeditionary Force, also wrote to a relative: "Col. Reynell turned out a first-class soldier. I had hoped so much from his command, for I knew how much he would have looked after his regt., and how well they would all have followed him. Such indeed proved to be the case during his very brief command. I am sure you know how deeply I do sympathise with you about this, more especially as I had seen a good deal of Reynell since he came here, and had taken such a fancy to him, for I at once recognised in him a really good, straight, fearless soldier. I think that perhaps almost anyone but him would have been content with the trenches already taken, and would not have decided to go on further to turn the enemy out of another position, as he did, and we can only admire his fearless courage and example in leading his men on in spite of everything." Col. Reynell was mentioned in Sir Ian Hamilton's despatch of 26 Aug. to 22 Sept. 1915 [London Gazette, 5 Nov. 1915]. He was a fine horseman and a prominent polo player, and for three years was Master of the Adelaide Hounds. He _m._ at Hahndorf, South Australia, 6 May, 1910, May Mabel, dau. of Douglas John Byard, M.A., and had two children: Richard, _b._ 19 Jan. 1912; and Lydia, _b._ 9 Feb. 1911. [Illustration: =Carew Reynell.=] =REYNOLDS, EMANUEL=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 3251), 302684, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =REYNOLDS, FRANK=, E.R.A., 3rd Class, M. 1404, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =REYNOLDS, HENRY CLENDON COLLIS=, Capt., 3rd, attd. 1st, Battn. Wiltshire Regt., only _s._ of Thomas Collis Reynolds, of 92, Cambridge Gardens, North Kensington, W.; _b._ London, 1883; educ. Linton House School and Bradfield College; joined the Wiltshire Regt., and became Capt. 19 May, 1906; served in the South African War, 1901 (Queen's medal), later going with his Regt. to St. Helena, to guard the Boer prisoners; went to France with the Expeditionary Force in Aug. 1914; took part in the retreat from Mons, and was killed in action during the Battle of the Aisne, 20 Sept. 1914; _unm._ Buried at Vailly. Capt. Reynolds had King George V.'s Coronation medal. [Illustration: =Henry C. C. Reynolds.=] =REYNOLDS, HERBERT JOSEPH=, L.-Corpl. No. 595, 5th Battn. King's Liverpool Regt. (T.F.), 3rd _s._ of Edward Lee Reynolds, of 66, Milman Road, Walton, Liverpool, by his wife, Sarah Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of Edward Davis, of Holywell; _b._ Tranmere, 5 July, 1890; educ. Arnot Street Council School, Liverpool; was Manager of the Star Engineering Works, Southport; joined the Territorials in 1908; volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; went to France in Feb. 1915, and was killed in action at Givenchy, 17 July following; _unm._ He was buried in an orchard farm, south of Givenchy. [Illustration: =Herbert Joseph Reynolds.=] =REYNOLDS, JOSEPH=, Petty Officer, Ch. 164729, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =REYNOLDS, LOUIS VICTOR=, Ordinary Telegraphist, J. 14432, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =RICARD, FRANK=, M.A., LL.B., Barrister-at-Law, Inner Temple, 2nd Lieut., 1st Battn. Royal Warwickshire Regt., eldest _s._ of Charles Ricard, of 97, Westbourne Terrace, London, W.; _b._ Amsterdam, 8 Jan. 1888; educ. Harrow, and King's College, Cambridge, where he graduated M.A. Jan. 1913, LL.B., Nov. 1912, and was called to the Bar, Inner Temple, April, 1913; gazetted 2nd Lieut., 4th (Special Reserve) Battn. Royal Warwickshire Regt., 24 Oct. 1914, and posted to the 1st Battn. 15 March, 1915; went to France 6 March, 1915, and was killed in action near St. Julien, during the Second Battle of Ypres, 25 April, 1915; _unm._ He was a fine linguist, and exceptionally musical, being an excellent violin player. [Illustration: =Frank Ricard.=] =RICHARDS, HUGH LIDDON=, Lieut., 14th (South Otago) Regt., New Zealand Expeditionary Force, _s._ of the Ven. Isaac Richards, Archdeacon of Invercargill, and Vicar of St. John's there, Graduate of Exeter College, Oxford, by his wife, Gertrude, dau. of Robert (and Emma) Oxland; _b._ Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand, 14 July, 1891; educ. Lawrence High School, Otago, New Zealand; joined the New Zealand Field Artillery, 1909; gazetted Lieut., 14th Infantry Regt. (N.Z.T.F.), 25 March, 1912; volunteered for Imperial service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; left for Egypt 16 Oct. following; took part in the repulse of the Turkish attack on the Suez Canal in Feb., and was in the landing at the Dardanelles on 25 April, 1915; and was killed in action on Pope's Hill 4 May following; _unm._ Buried in Beach Cemetery, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli. An elder brother, Lieut. R. Richards, died of wounds on 23 May (see his notice). [Illustration: =Hugh Liddon Richards.=] =RICHARDS |