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  | Feb 11, 1888 | Born in Minden, Ontario to James and Mary (nee
  McNeil) Reynolds   |  
  | Mar 20, 1917 | Attested into the 252nd Battalion CEF
  in Minden, Ontario Ø  Number 1087273 Ø  Next of kin given as James
  Reynolds, father, Minden, Ontario Ø  Previous occupation given as
  Lumberman Ø  No previous military
  experience given Ø  Religion given as Methodist The battalion trained in the Lindsay, Ontario
  area   |  
  | May 29, 1917 | Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia  
   |  
  | Jun 9, 1917 | Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
  battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
  Reserve Battalion to continue training   |  
  | Sep 2, 1917 | Transferred to the 21st Battalion Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in
  Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st Battalion   |  
  | Sep 6, 1917 | After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
  Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Villers au Bois, France   |  
  | Oct 1, 1917 | After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
  Reynolds joined the 21st Battalion in Villers au Bois, France   |  
  | Mar 11, 1918 | Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal   |  
  | Apr 25, 1918 | Promoted to the rank of Corporal   |  
  | Aug 27, 1918 | Promoted to the rank of Sergeant   |  
  | Oct 11, 1918 | During the liberation of the town of Iwuy, France,
  Sergeant Reynolds was hit in his mouth with shrapnel from a shell causing a
  fracture and loss of teeth.  He was
  evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a
  casualty clearing station   |  
  | Oct 12, 1918 | Transferred to the No. 18 General Hospital in
  Camiers, France   |  
  | Oct 15, 1918 | Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
  Princess Elizabeth  
 On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Norfolk
  War Hospital in Thorpe, Norwich  Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
  Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital   |  
  | Nov 11, 1918 | Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
  in Woodcote Park, Epsom   |  
  | Nov 20, 1918 | Transferred to the No. 16 Canadian General Hospital
  in Orpington   |  
  | Dec 5, 1918 | Transferred to the Princess Patricia Canadian Red
  Cross Hospital in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill   |  
  | Jan 6, 1919 | Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
  the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford Granted 10 days sick leave   |  
  | Jan 18, 1919 | Attached to Military District No. 2 Wing in
  Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada   |  
  | Feb 1, 1919 | Embarked the SS Carmania in Liverpool  
   |  
  | Feb 8, 1919 | Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
  to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
  3 Casualty Company   |  
  | Mar 29, 1919 | Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario Ø  Rank on discharge Sergeant Ø  War Service Badge Class “A”
  issued number 91240 Ø  Proposed residence on
  discharge Minden, Ontario Following his discharge, the British War Medal
  and Victory Medals were sent to him at the Elsie Post Office, Minden, Ontario   |  
  | Jun 22, 1921 | Married to Emily Jane Bronte in Toronto, Ontario   |  
  | Aug 26, 1936 | His wife Emily died in Elsie, Ontario   |  
  | Aug 10, 1946 | William Johnston Reynolds died in Lindsay,
  Ontario of Kidney disease   |  |