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Charlton's Forgotten Normandy Hero - The Geoff Reynolds Story

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Many of you will have seen this story from when it was first released on 6 June 2016, the anniversary of D-Day but as we approach Remberance Sunday we would like to remember him again.

Geoff is our only know fatality from WW2

Lest we forget

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  • lordromfordlordromford
    Re-signed for us on 5th December 1942.
    50 years later: another important date in Charlton's history.

    A great, but tragic story. Thanks @CharltonAthMuseum

    RIP Geoffrey Reynolds.
  • cantersaddickcantersaddick
    Just re-read this and the Nobby Nightingale story's. Both brilliant.

    Planning on going to visit some WW1 cemeteries in Belgium next year. Might make an effort to see where Nobby lies...
  • The_PresidentThe_President
    cantersaddick said:

    Just re-read this and the Nobby Nightingale story's. Both brilliant.

    Planning on going to visit some WW1 cemeteries in Belgium next year. Might make an effort to see where Nobby lies...

    Canters, we are planning a trip to the WW1 cemeteries next year as one of our illustrious is a expert and tour guide of that area.
  • AddicktedAddickted
    edited November 2016
    cantersaddick said:

    Just re-read this and the Nobby Nightingale story's. Both brilliant.

    Planning on going to visit some WW1 cemeteries in Belgium next year. Might make an effort to see where Nobby lies...

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  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Bumping for tomorrow
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    bump for D-Day
  • seth plumseth plum
    On the taxi trip to Belgium visiting Nobby's resting place was incredibly poignant and moving.
  • BlackheathenBlackheathen
    Remembering Geoffrey Reynolds, Charlton war hero
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    edited September 2018
    Would have been 99 today, 4 September.
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  • rananegrarananegra
    Henry Irving said:

    Would have been 81 yesterday, 3 September.

    Surely 99 not 81? My dad died last year aged 84 and was way too young to have fought in the Second World War.
  • rananegrarananegra
    And actually, on that note, next year will be his centenary. Worth a commemoration?
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    rananegra said:

    Henry Irving said:

    Would have been 81 yesterday, 3 September.

    Surely 99 not 81? My dad died last year aged 84 and was way too young to have fought in the Second World War.
    You're right, I looked at the wrong date.
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    rananegra said:

    Henry Irving said:

    Would have been 81 yesterday, 3 September.

    Surely 99 not 81? My dad died last year aged 84 and was way too young to have fought in the Second World War.
    You're right, I looked at the wrong date.
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    rananegra said:

    And actually, on that note, next year will be his centenary. Worth a commemoration?

    Yes, we have a memorial to the FWW fallen but not Geoff.

    We had thought of having a metal wreath holder made with his name.

    Just need a design and some one to make it.
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Good to see a three page article in the Doncaster programme on Geoff Reynolds
  • cafc83cafc83
    Somehow missed this the first time around, a bittersweet story.
  • On-Me-HeadOn-Me-Head
    Many thanks for re-posting ... RIP
  • cherryorchardcherryorchard
    Henry Irving said:
    To mark the 75th anniversary of Geoff's death on 4 August 1944, the Charlton Athletic Museum arranged and paid for a memorial, in the form of a wreath holder, to be put up at the Valley.

    Fans can see the memorial in the alcove behind the Sam Bartram statue.

    Lest We Forget




    Found the Reynolds Family on the Census taken on 29 September 1939

    Residing at 236 Footscray Road Eltham SE9 were Geoff, his father, his sister and presumably?  paternal grandfather 

    Reynolds Harold H J       02 09 1891     Postman
    Reynolds Edith LV          04 10 1916     Civil Service Clerk
    Reynolds Geoffrey CA    04 09 1919     Goods Porter
    Reynolds Albert H          24 07 1860     Coachman (retired)


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  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Interesting that he's listed as a Goods Porter.

    He was realeased by Charlton in May 1939 and Joined Torquay but they cancelled his registration when the war began. United didn't play during WW2.

    Reynolds joined up in 1941 and I'd wondered what he'd done from 39 to 41.
  • BlackheathenBlackheathen
    Henry Irving said:
    Would have been 99 today, 4 September.
    Remembered
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving

  • AddicksAddictAddicksAddict
    I still haven't got over to the Normandy beaches.  I've made it to the cemeteries at Dieppe and some of the WW1 places like Toc H.  Once the COVID situation eases, we'll have to have an AA family journey to see this new memorial.
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Henry Irving said:
    To mark the 75th anniversary of Geoff's death on 4 August 1944, the Charlton Athletic Museum arranged and paid for a memorial, in the form of a wreath holder, to be put up at the Valley.

    Fans can see the memorial in the alcove behind the Sam Bartram statue.

    Lest We Forget




    Bump to mark D-Day 6 June 1944
  • CharltonAthMuseumCharltonAthMuseum
    Today is the anniversary of Geoff's death in 1944

    Lest we forget 
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Lest We Forget
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