Source: British Home Children Who Died in the First World War and Sarnia War Remembrance Memory Project
Family Search: Private William Henry Reynolds was born on 9 October 1892, in Kent, England, United Kingdom. He immigrated to Quebec City, Quebec, Canada in 1903 and lived in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 24, his occupation is listed as officer, salvation army in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. He died on 9 August 1918, in Amiens, Somme, France, at the age of 25, and was buried in Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy, Somme, France.
Attested to the 149th Battalion. With two attestation numbers: 845188 and 845197. Note that burial records are under service number 845197. He was discharged from service at Camp Borden and appears to have re-enlisted.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 
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