The son of Elmer and Olive Reissner of Park Ave. East, Chatham, ON. Married to the the former Jean Dawson of Chatham, they had one son Wayne aged three and were living at 183 King St. West, Chatham in the unidentified article. (WS. 1 Nov. ??)  Lloyd enlisted with the First Kent Regt. in August of 1940.

Lloyd trained in Chatham, Niagara-on-the-Lake, New Westminister BC. and finally Halifax, NS., before going overseas  Pte. Reissner was home on leave from the First Kent Regt. in June of 1942. His brother L/Cpl. Donald left to rejoin the First Kents at New Westminister, BC. on the same day. CDN 25/06/42

He went overseas in 1943 as a reinforcement to the Lincoln and Welland Regt. Pictured with his wive and young son.

In July of 1944 Lloyd was among the Canadians fighting in France. It was during the action to close the Falaise Gap on 10 August that he was wounded. The CDN reported that: “He was fighting in a trench along with another Canadian soldier when an enemy mortar shell landed nearby. Pte. Reissner received shrapnel wounds in his right leg. His companion was killed outright. It was while he was being taken to a casualty aid post while under enemy fire that he was seriously wounded the second time in the right side of his chest. CDN 1/11/44

Another version of the story goes as follows:

Private Lloyd Martin Reissner trained at Chatham, London, Halifax, Niagara and New Westminster with the Kents. Later, he transferred to another unit and took a Bren Gun course at Woodstock.

The son of Elmer and Olive Reissner of Chatham, ON. Married to the the former Jean Dawson of Chatham, they had one son Wayne aged three and were living at 183 King St. West, Chatham in the unidentified article. (WS. 1 Nov. ??)  Lloyd enlisted with the Kent Regt. in 1940. He went overseas in 1943 as a reinforcement to the Lincoln and Welland Regt. Pictured with his wive and young son Pt. Reissner, then 25 years old, had been twice wounded before being returned to Canada for treatment at the London Military Hospital. Pte Reissner looked quite fit when he arrived home on 31/10/44. His leg was “still a cast and requires further medical attention and his chest wound is mending slowly. Lloyd was welcomed at the train station by his wife and young son who was only 18 months old when he left for overseas but wasted no time “getting acquainted with his Daddy”. CDN 1/11/44

Lloyd was first wounded after 16 days of fighting near Falaise and Cean, France in July of 1944. He had taken shelter in a slit trench during a period of heavy shelling by the Germans. A mortar shell hitting a few feet away from the trench killed his buddy and seriously wounded Pte. Reissner. Lloyd related that “If it hadn’t been for for Pte. Jim Napier of Windsor most of the wounded in that sector would never have made it.” Pte. Napier was driving a Jeep wildly through the battle-lines and rutted terrain rescuing wounded comrades, it was during Lloyd’s turn to be rescued that he was hit a second time in the chest by a piece of heavy shrapnel. Lloyd estimated that the courage of Pt. Napier saved the lives of some sixty men.

STORY CONTINUED…JRH

Blood plasma and the “wonder drug Penicillin” saved the young privates life at the regimental aid station before he was transferred to England where the treatment was continued and at Westminister Hospital, London<ON where he arrived in September 1944.

This was not Lloyd’s first brush with death. Before going to France a German V-1 flying bomb impacted his camp in England, thrown clear by the blast 12 other soldiers were not so lucky and were killed in the attack. Llyod was reported as wounded 10 August, 1944. He went on to say that the “Buzz Bombs” were making life in London “pretty rugged” and the destruction they where causing in some areas was, “extensive and wanton”. (WS 1/11/44).  

The CDN Aug.44 reported that Lloyd was first wounded after 16 days of fighting near Falaise and Cean, France in July of 1944. He had taken shelter in a slit trench during a period of heavy shelling by the Germans. A mortar shell hitting a few feet away from the trench killed his buddy and seriously wounded. Pte. Reissner. Lloyd related that “If it hadn’t been for Pte. Jim Napier of Windsor most of the wounded in that sector would never have made it.” Pte. Napier was driving a Jeep wildly through the battle-lines and rutted terrain rescuing wounded comrades, it was during Lloyd’s turn to be rescued that he was hit a second time in the chest by a piece of heavy shrapnel. Lloyd estimated that the courage of Pt. Napier saved the lives of some sixty men 

Pte. Reissner was suffering from shrapnel wounds, a compound fracture of the left leg and chest wounds. A second message to his wife reported that he was “dangerously ill” and  other word would arrive as soon as possible as further information was obtained. CDN 19/08/4

Pt. Reissner, then 25 years old, had been twice wounded before being returned to Canada for treatment at the London Military Hospital. Pte. Reissner looked quite fit when he arrived home on 31/10/44. His leg was “still a cast and requires further medical attention and his chest wound is mending slowly. Lloyd was welcomed at the train station by his wife and young son who was only 18 months old when he left for overseas but wasted no time “getting acquainted with his Daddy”. CDN 1/11/44

Date of Discharge: 1946

Lloyd passed away 17 Apr., 1986.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

PSUC-RH, CDN (25/06/42), IODE(P), VR(P), WS, Janet V., Linda Lucas, LM-LP

Age	born 1919
Birthplace	Chatham
Religion	Baptist
When Enlisted	August 1940
Next of Kin	Olive Reissner (Mother)

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