James Reynolds Roberts
Private, 9th Lancers
- Register No.
- 1062 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 9th Lancers (register: 9th Queen's Royal Lancers) all 9th Queen's Royal Lancers VCs →
- Date of action
- 28 September 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 24th December 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- in 1826 at Bow, London
- Died
- 1st August 1859 at Marylebone, London
- Memorial / grave
- not known
- Medal held by
- 9th/12th Lancers Regimental Museum, The
Digest of citation
Although wounded whilst carrying out this act of bravery, Private Roberts brought in a mortally wounded comrade, through a street that was under heavy musketry fire on 28th September 1857 at Bolandshahr, India
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ROBERTS, James Reynolds. (reg No. 1062).
Private. 9th Lancers. * London Gazetted on 24th December 1858 VC Medal Custodian is 9th/12th Lancers Regimental Museum, The Strand, Derby.
Born in 1826 at Bow, London.
Died on 1st August 1859 at Marylebone, London.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: Although wounded whilst carrying out this act of bravery, Private Roberts brought in a mortally wounded comrade, through a street that was under heavy musketry fire on 28th September 1857 at Bolandshahr, India.
* Queen's Royal.
* Queen's Royal.
Strand, Derby.
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