William Hunter REYNOLDS

Regimental number8/697
Address47 Lees Street, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William C Reynolds, 47 Lees Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Eric and Isabel Blair Reynolds, 49 Lees Street, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, 25 April 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body