Reginald was born in 1921 in West Ham, Essex to Henry and Freda née Goldstein and had two older siblings, Gertrude and Stanley. Their father Henry was a stained glass worker and their mother Freda ran a tobacconist shop.

Reginald was the wireless operator on Lancaster ND904 which departed from RAF Mepal on a night operation to Saarbrucken. The aircraft collided mid-air with a Lancaster from 115 Squadron, PD344 over Germany. Both aircraft crashed at Wolsfeld, Germany killing both crews.

Pilot, F/S Alan Russell Galletly, RNZAF
Nav, F/S Stuart Edwin Mosley, RNZAF
A/B, Sgt. Roy Albert Wells
W/Op, Sgt. Reginald Samuel Hond
F/E, Sgt. Peter Eric Tuthill
MUG, Sgt. Arthur Kitchener Sutton,
R/G, Sgt. John Peter Cooke