James Henry Reynolds
Surgeon Major, Army Medical Department
- Register No.
- 1042 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Surgeon Major all Surgeons →
- Unit
- Army Medical Department all Army Medical Department VCs →
- Date of action
- 22–23 January 1879 on this day → all of 1879 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Zulu War (Anglo-Zulu War)
- London Gazette
- the 17th June 1879 on this day → all of 1879 →
- Born
- 3rd February 1844 at Kingsdown, Dublin
- Died
- 4th March 1932 at London
- Memorial / grave
- at St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Rise, London
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
REYNOLDS, James Henry. (reg No. 1042).
Surgeon Major. Army Medical Department. * London Gazetted on the 17th June 1879.
Born on 3rd February 1844 at Kingsdown, Dublin.
Died on 4th March 1932 at London.
Memorial on grave at St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Rise, London. On the 22nd/23rd January in 1879, at the Swedish Mission at Rorke's Drift, Surgeon Major Reynolds attended constantly to the wounded under fire. He also exposed himself to enemy crossfire, going and returning, as he conveyed ammunition from the store to the defenders.
* now Royal Army Medical Corps.
Additional information:. Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds was the son of Mr L Reynolds JP, Daliston House, Granard, Ireland. In 1880 he married Elizabeth McCormick. His education was first at Castle Knock and then at Trinity College in Dublin. More to be added.
Alf's notes on his life
On the 22nd/23rd January in 1879, at the Swedish Mission at Rorke's Drift, Surgeon Major Reynolds attended constantly to the wounded under fire. He also exposed himself to enemy crossfire, going and returning, as he conveyed ammunition from the store to the defenders.
Additional information
Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds was the son of Mr L Reynolds JP, Daliston House, Granard, Ireland. In 1880 he married Elizabeth McCormick. His education was first at Castle Knock and then at Trinity College in Dublin. More to be added.
* now Royal Army Medical Corps.
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