Carew Reynell

Carew Reynell (16 September 188328 August 1915) was an Australian winemaker and army commander. Born into the pioneering wine-making Reynell family of Reynella, South Australia, he was killed in action during the Battle of Hill 60.

Early life Reynell was born on 16 September 1883 in Magill, Adelaide, the fourth child and first son of Walter Reynell and his wife Emily (née Bakewell). His grandfather John Reynell had established wine-making in the region shortly after the settlement of South Australia. He was raised in Reynella and attended St Peter's College. At age 19, he took over his family's winery from his father, substantially improving it and increasing its size. Having become interested in brandy production since 1906, his distillery's Reynella Hospital Brandy soon became the premier hospital brandy in Australia. By 1914, his vineyard had around of vine. He also reared Shropshire sheep and horses. and was appointed as a major in the 9th Light Horse Regiment. During the Gallipoli Campaign, he took command of the regiment after its commanding officer was killed at the Battle of the Nek.

Personal life A Roman Catholic, Reynell was a member of the Adelaide Hunt Club and enjoyed polo in his spare time. On 11 May 1910, he married May Marian Byard (died 1967), the eldest daughter of Hahndorf College headmaster D. J. Byard. They had two children: a daughter, Lydia, and a son, Richard, who became a fighter and test pilot, and died in combat during the Battle of Britain almost 25 years to the day after his father was killed at Gallipoli.