Reginald was born on March 21st, 1924 in Bolton.1 Reginald's father was John Wilkinson and his mother was Lois Shuttleworth. His maternal grandparents were Samuel Shuttleworth and Lois Pollitt. He had two sisters named Joyce and Lois. He was the youngest of the three children. He died from a heart attack, 1(a) Myocardial Infarction, (b) Coronary artery atheroma, at the age of 64 on April 15th, 1988 in Bolton.1