loweman2 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 who was he ? 100 years ago my grandad was doing this ! Brave man ! Never Forget ! Frederick Charles Reynolds his army number was 70784 and he enlisted into the Royal Field Artillery at Preston on 29th October 1912 and served 5 years and 249 days until being discharged 21st june 1918. 29-10-1912 No 3 Depot Royal Field Artillery (for training) 24-01-1913 122 Battery Royal Field Artillery (posting to a unit after training) 17-08-1914 43 (Howitzer) Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column (CLVI Brigade Royal Field Artillery - "originally in the Lahore Division of the Indian Army, then 1st Division to May 1916, when broken up" per the Long, Long Trail). 17-08-1914 Embarked to France 01-12-1914 Transferred to 115 Battery (XXV (25th) Brigade Royal Field Artillery - part of 1st Division) 21-02-1916 Posted to Base (43rd Brigade was broken up in May 1916 - this may have been a part of this re-organisation process) 09-03-1916 Posted to 106 Battery (XXII (22nd) Brigade Royal Field Artillery - part of 7th Division) 23-08-1916 Wounded, multiple GSW (Gunshot wounds, i.e. shrapnel) battle of the Somme 05-09-1916 Returned to England 06-09-1916 5 C Reserve Brigade 06-10-1916 Command Depot Ripon (a unit that built men back to full fitness by activity and physiotherapy) 17-02-1917 No 7 Depot 14-04-1917 "Returned to duty" 23-04-1917 Returned to France 06-05-1917 Posted to "A" Battery, 156th Artillery Brigade (part of 33rd Division) 30-07-1917 Appointed as paid acting Bombardier 26-09-1917 Wounded, shell-shock 29-10-1917 Evacuated to UK 29-10-1917 Reverted to Gunner & unpaid Acting-Bombardier (upon leaving his unit) 22-02-1918 Posted to Royal Artillery Command Depot, Ripon 04-07-1918 Discharged as unfit for further military duty "Division-wise" he was in the following Divisions: August to December 1914 - 1st Division December 1914 to March 1916 - 1st Division March to September 1916 - 7th Division May to September 1917 - 33rd Division Frederick Charles Reynolds was posted to the 106th Battery, 22nd Brigade, R.F.A. 9/3/1916. He fought in the Battle of the Somme until being wounded on the 23/8/1916, the battery was in action in the valley just to the north of Montauban, at the time of his wounding and shell shock on 26.9.1917 he seems to have been the sole survior of his gun crew which he joined on 6.5.1917,A Battery of 156 Brigade. He was buried in debris and the other members were killed, as the faint writing concerning his admission to a Field Ambulance and the NZ CCS seems to be saying. I have sought to quantify this and found two men a Bombardier and a Gunner from 156 Brigade were killed and are buried in The Huts Cemetery near Dickebush,Gunner Covell of A Battery and Bdr Speer of B Battery, this was very much an Artillery zone and there were many casualties from the gun duels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 9 minutes ago, loweman2 said: who was he ? 100 years ago my grandad was doing this ! Brave man ! Never Forget ! Frederick Charles Reynolds his army number was 70784 and he enlisted into the Royal Field Artillery at Preston on 29th October 1912 and served 5 years and 249 days until being discharged 21st june 1918. 29-10-1912 No 3 Depot Royal Field Artillery (for training) 24-01-1913 122 Battery Royal Field Artillery (posting to a unit after training) 17-08-1914 43 (Howitzer) Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column (CLVI Brigade Royal Field Artillery - "originally in the Lahore Division of the Indian Army, then 1st Division to May 1916, when broken up" per the Long, Long Trail). 17-08-1914 Embarked to France 01-12-1914 Transferred to 115 Battery (XXV (25th) Brigade Royal Field Artillery - part of 1st Division) 21-02-1916 Posted to Base (43rd Brigade was broken up in May 1916 - this may have been a part of this re-organisation process) 09-03-1916 Posted to 106 Battery (XXII (22nd) Brigade Royal Field Artillery - part of 7th Division) 23-08-1916 Wounded, multiple GSW (Gunshot wounds, i.e. shrapnel) battle of the Somme 05-09-1916 Returned to England 06-09-1916 5 C Reserve Brigade 06-10-1916 Command Depot Ripon (a unit that built men back to full fitness by activity and physiotherapy) 17-02-1917 No 7 Depot 14-04-1917 "Returned to duty" 23-04-1917 Returned to France 06-05-1917 Posted to "A" Battery, 156th Artillery Brigade (part of 33rd Division) 30-07-1917 Appointed as paid acting Bombardier 26-09-1917 Wounded, shell-shock 29-10-1917 Evacuated to UK 29-10-1917 Reverted to Gunner & unpaid Acting-Bombardier (upon leaving his unit) 22-02-1918 Posted to Royal Artillery Command Depot, Ripon 04-07-1918 Discharged as unfit for further military duty "Division-wise" he was in the following Divisions: August to December 1914 - 1st Division December 1914 to March 1916 - 1st Division March to September 1916 - 7th Division May to September 1917 - 33rd Division Frederick Charles Reynolds was posted to the 106th Battery, 22nd Brigade, R.F.A. 9/3/1916. He fought in the Battle of the Somme until being wounded on the 23/8/1916, the battery was in action in the valley just to the north of Montauban, at the time of his wounding and shell shock on 26.9.1917 he seems to have been the sole survior of his gun crew which he joined on 6.5.1917,A Battery of 156 Brigade. He was buried in debris and the other members were killed, as the faint writing concerning his admission to a Field Ambulance and the NZ CCS seems to be saying. I have sought to quantify this and found two men a Bombardier and a Gunner from 156 Brigade were killed and are buried in The Huts Cemetery near Dickebush,Gunner Covell of A Battery and Bdr Speer of B Battery, this was very much an Artillery zone and there were many casualties from the gun duels. Amazing. Incredible story, you must be very proud of him. We really do live very privileged lives now..can't even comprehend what that must have been like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sith Happens Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, Paul71 said: Amazing. Incredible story, you must be very proud of him. We really do live very privileged lives now..can't even comprehend what that must have been like. Film star looks aswell. Edit..didn't mean to quote myself, I would be no good in a warzone, or write in bold either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 @loweman2 I hope your as proud of Fred as I am of my two granddads and great uncles who fought so bravely in the most horrendous conditions imaginable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I like the new mural in the Neptune, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweman2 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 16 minutes ago, uttoxram75 said: @loweman2 I hope your as proud of Fred as I am of my two granddads and great uncles who fought so bravely in the most horrendous conditions imaginable. Immensely proud ! I was 19 when he died in 1989 at the great age of 95, he never spoke of the war and I always regret that as a teenager I didn't really show any interest in what he had been through, all that death and slaughter and for what ? Just a few medals and years of sleepless nights, they were never shown the respect that they deserved whilst they were alive, the ones that came back, they were encouraged to keep their stories to themselves and get on with it ! Brave men ! My other grandad also served he was in the sherwood foresters and also the Royal Flying Cor but he sadly died when I was five so never got to know him, Never Forget ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 11 minutes ago, loweman2 said: Immensely proud ! I was 19 when he died in 1989 at the great age of 95, he never spoke of the war and I always regret that as a teenager I didn't really show any interest in what he had been through, all that death and slaughter and for what ? Just a few medals and years of sleepless nights, they were never shown the respect that they deserved whilst they were alive, the ones that came back, they were encouraged to keep their stories to themselves and get on with it ! Brave men ! My other grandad also served he was in the sherwood foresters and also the Royal Flying Cor but he sadly died when I was five so never got to know him, Never Forget ! My maternal granddad was one of 4 brothers who served in the 1st World War, sadly, Grandad Jim was the only one of the four who survived and lived to bring up a family. He died when I was 19 as well mate. The 4 brothers were 1st generation irish immigrants. Grandads brother was a regular before WW1 started and was an inspiration to all who served with him. He was a "slim, wiry man with a constitution of a horse and the Regimental boxing champion" (according to a superb book about all the fallen who's names are on the Uttoxeter War Memorial) My paternal granddad I never knew. He died before I was born. He'd served throughout the 2nd World War as a Desert Rat, fought through North Africa, Italy and the D Day landings but it took its toll and he died early after the war when my Dad was only 15. We have the medals and some war records similar to the ones you've put up. Stuff like that makes it real, makes us proud, and makes us more determined to stop unnecessary wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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