Reginald Percy Home

 

 

Dec 31, 1887

Born at Newnham, Gloucestershire, England

 

Jun 23, 1917

Attested into the Signal Training Depot at London Ontario 

Ø      Number 2265873

Ø      Next of kin given as Mr Harry Home (father) of 30 Wantage Rd., Reading England

Ø      Present address given as c/o Wm Sulston, RR #2 Komoka, Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Clerk

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Church of England 

 

Jul 14, 1917

Will made out at the Signal Training Depot in Ottawa leaving entire estate to Mrs Hetty A Home, (mother) of 30 Wantage Rd., Reading, Berkshire, England

 

Nov 24, 1917

Embarked the SS Megantic at Halifax Nova Scotia

  

 

Dec 7, 1917

Disembarked at Liverpool England

 

Dec 8, 1917

TOS (Taken On Strength) the CETD (Canadian Engineers Training Depot) at Seaford

 

Dec 19, 1917

SOS (Struck Off Strength) the CETD on transfer to the 7th Reserve Battalion

 

Feb 15, 1918

SOS 7th Reserve Battalion on transfer to the 6th Reserve Battalion

 

Apr 11, 1918

SOS 6th Reserve Battalion on posting to PPCLI (Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry) and embarked for France

 

Apr 12, 1918

Arrived at 3rd CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the PPCLI

 

Apr 14, 1918

Left for CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)

 

Apr 15, 1918

Arrived at CCRC

 

Jun 5, 1918

SOS the PPCLI on posting to the 21st Battalion

 

Jun 6, 1918

TOS 21st Battalion

 

Jun 8, 1918

Joined the 21st Battalion in the field 

The following is from the 21st Battalion War Diary:

 A draft of twenty Other Ranks arrived from the 3rd Divisional Wing, CCRC.  These Other Ranks had been despatched from England as reinforcements for Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.” 

 

Aug 6, 1918

Killed in action 

While his Platoon was passing by an ammunition dump, an enemy shell landed and exploded the entire dump.  He was killed instantly along with 18 others 

Buried at the Longueau British Cemetery, near Amiens France


 

Sep 24, 1920

Memorial Cross sent to his mother at 30 Wantage Rd., Reading, Berkshire, England 

Death Plaque and Scroll sent to his father, Harry Home of same address

  

 

Jun 23, 1922

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to Mrs Hetty A Home at 30 Wantage Rd., Reading, Berkshire, England 

 

2010

For the 7 nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres.  At the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across Belgium and Canada.  The image above shows the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010. 

Below on the left is the name of Reginald Home being projected on that wall.  Below right shows the name being broadcast to the schools.  Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night 9,700 names were shown.

 

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