Guest Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 Hi all I need some help with two soldiers I think were brothers.C S M. William Reynolds,6825 2nd.Bedfordshire regiment my great grandfather and Lance corporal Edward Reynolds,4112 9th (queen's Royal) Lancers, his brother? Both were from St Albans in hertfordshire.We have been led to believe by my late grandmother that they were related.I am new to all this reserch and struggling a bit.I am also at a loss as to why there is only one Reynolds on our citys war memorial when according to soldiers died they were born and resided in St Albans.Any help please. Regards Neale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 Possibly the one who is missing from the Memorial had moved from St Albans prior to enlistment & when names were submitted was not put forward,some towns recorded those born there others just those who were living there @ time of enlistment,perhaps he was recorded on a local Village Memorial?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 A quick check of the 1901 Census shows a William Reynolds aged 18 as a Private Infantry Soldier,listed as born in St Albans,but no home town given @ that time,so I would imagine if this is he this may well confirm my theory that if he is the Unrecorded one,it was as he no longer lived in the area having accepted the Queen's/King's Shilling in 1901! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 william is the Reynolds on the memorial.so far I have come up with nothing really for Edward.can you give me a reference number for William on the census ?.I had no luck finding that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fuller Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 william is the Reynolds on the memorial.so far I have come up with nothing really for Edward. Hi Neale Had this with my relative too. As his next of kin didnt return the Final verification form in the early 1920's, they looked at his last known family's place of residence when deciding what memorial to put him on (Kettering in his case, although lived in and enlisted into a Beds Regmnt). Good luck & hope this helps Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 william is the Reynolds on the memorial.so far I have come up with nothing really for Edward.can you give me a reference number for William on the census ?.I had no luck finding that. S*ds Law!!! William Reynolds born St Albans;thats all I put in,I didnt get a Ref No: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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