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[[File:Harold-Owen-Reinold, NPG x124912.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Vice-Admiral Harold O. Reinold as a Rear-Admiral, March 1930.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
{{ViceRN}} '''Harold Owen Reinold''', C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy (18 October, 1877 &ndash; 4 January, 1962) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].

His father was Professor Arnold William Reinold, and his cousin [[Basil Edward Reinold]], five years younger, also served in the Navy during the [[Great War]].

==Life & Career==
Born in Greenwich, Reinold gained ten months time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.  He was first appointed, additional, to ''Narcissus'' in the {{UK-CS}}, on 17 August, 1893.

In September 1895 while serving in the {{UK-1Undaunted|f=t}} on the China Station, Reinold was deprived of one month's time by Commander-in-Chief for misconduct.

28 March, 1898 Reinold was appointed to the {{UK-Pilot|f=t}} for navigating duties.  On 12 April, 1898, he was faulted for an error in judgment in grounding the vessel.

Reinold was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1899.{{Gaz|27150|3|2 January, 1900}}

Reinold passed in Pilotage for first class ships on 6 February, 1904.  On the 17th, he was appointed to {{UK-Minerva|f=p}} in Devonport, where he remained until being appointed to {{UK-Charybdis}} as navigating Lieutenant on 26 April, 1904.  She operated on the North American Station until paying off on 24 March, 1905 and Reinold was then appointed to (of course!) {{UK-Scylla}}.  His term in her would be just over a year in duration.

On 26 July, 1909 he was appointed to the {{UK-Indomitable}} as navigating officer.  Reinold left ''Indomitable'' for {{UK-Lion}} on 1 December, 1911 and was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1911.<ref>Reinold Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/377.|D7576622}} ff. 218, 377.</ref>

Reinold was appointed to the {{UK-Defence|f=t}} for navigating duties on 6 January, 1913.  She operated in the Mediterranean, and in June, 1914 he took ill and was allowed to take a month's sick leave to take a course of baths at Sales Maggiore.  Although he was welcome to return to England thereafter, if required, Reinold rejoined ''Defence'' on 16 July.

==Great War==
In October 1914, Reinold joined {{UK-Euryalus}} as navigating officer.  The following month he left the ship to participate in the [[Court-Martial of Rear-Admiral Troubridge]].

On 11 February, 1915 Reinold was sent to Hospital with an intestinal disease.  He was found fit at Haslar on 14 April.

In August 1915, as a {{CommRN}}, Reinold commanded the {{UK-PrinceRupert|f=tp}} during bombardment operations lasting through November.{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 148}}  He was gazetted for these deeds on 12 January, 1916.<ref>Reinold Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/377.|D7576622}} ff. 218, 377.</ref>

Reinold was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1917.<ref>Reinold Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/377.|D7576622}} ff. 218, 377.</ref>

==Interbellum==
In July 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ceres|f=t}}, in which capacity he assisted in operations to evacuate Odessa, for which he received the Admiralty's expression of appreciation.  Reinold was superseded in ''Ceres'' by [[John Knowles im Thurn]] after two years in command.<ref>Reinold Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/377.|D7576622}} ff. 218, 377.</ref>

On 8 May 1924 he was admitted to Haslar for an injury to his right leg.

Reinold was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 April, 1928.<ref>Reinold Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/377.|D7576622}} ff. 218, 377.</ref>

In 1930, Reinold served as Chairman of the Committee appointed to consider the question of the Paint Supply of the Fleet.  He was superseded the next year by [[Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|Percy L. H.  Noble]].<ref>Reinold Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/377.|D7576622}} ff. 218, 377.</ref>

Reinold was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 January, 1933 (vice [[Henry Karslake Kitson|Kitson]]) and was placed on the Retired List on 2 January, 1933.{{Gaz|33900|127|6 January, 1933}}

==World War II==
Reinold emerged from three weeks in Haslar Royal Naval Hospital for bronchitis to assume an appointment as Flag Officer in Charge, Southampton, vice [[Stephen Dowell Tillard|Tillard]] to serve in the rank of Rear-Admiral from 17 April, 1942.  However, at the end of August, he was sent back to hospital.  He was deemed unfit for further duty on 12 September, 1942.<ref>Reinold Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/377.|D7576622}} ff. 218, 377.</ref>

Reinold died at Paulsgrove, Hayling Island on 4 January, 1962.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 6 January, 1962.  Issue '''55282''', col A, p. 1.</ref>

==See Also==
{{refbegin}}
*"Obituary" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 6 January, 1962.  Issue '''55282''', col B, pg. 12.
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Harold+Owen+Reinold Service Records]
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