Fenton John Aylmer
Captain, [later Sir Fenton Captain Corps of Royal Engineers
- Register No.
- 42 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain all Captains →
- Unit
- [later Sir Fenton Captain Corps of Royal Engineers all Corps of Royal Engineers VCs →
- Date of action
- 2 December 1891 on this day → all of 1891 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Hunza-Naga Campaign
- London Gazette
- 12th July 1892 on this day → all of 1892 →
- Born
- 5th April 1862 at Hastings, Sussex the line
- Died
- the 3rd September 1935 at Wimbledon, Surrey
- Memorial / grave
- Killcock Church, County Kildare, Ireland. (cremated at Golders Green, London)
- Medal held by
- the RoyalEngineers Museum
Digest of citation
On 2nd December 1891 during the assault on Nilt fort , India, (during the Hunza campaign) Captain Aylmer, with the storming party, forced open the inner gate with gun-cotton which he had placed an ignited, and although severely wounded, fired 19 shots with his revolver, killing several of the enemy, and remained fighting until, fainting from loss of blood, he was carried out of action
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
AYLMER, Fenton John. (Reg. No. 42) [later Sir Fenton]
Captain Corps of Royal Engineers.
London Gazetted on 12th July 1892.
VC Medal's Custodian is the RoyalEngineers Museum.
Born on 5th April 1862 at Hastings, Sussex the line Died on the 3rd September 1935 at Wimbledon, Surrey.
Memorials at Killcock Church, County Kildare, Ireland. (cremated at Golders Green, London)
Digest of Citation reads: On 2nd December 1891 during the assault on Nilt fort , India, (during the Hunza campaign) Captain Aylmer, with the storming party, forced open the inner gate with gun-cotton which he had placed an ignited, and although severely wounded, fired 19 shots with his revolver, killing several of the enemy, and remained fighting until, fainting from loss of blood, he was carried out of action Additional information. He was also a KCB. He fought in the European War (WW1) 1914-18 and was the Colonel-Commandant of the Royal Engineers from 1922 to 1935. (When he Died.)
Additional information
War (WW1) 1914-18 and was the Colonel-Commandant of the Royal Engineers from 1922 to 1935. (When he Died.)
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Alf recorded the memorial as: Killcock Church, County Kildare, Ireland. (cremated at Golders Green, London)
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