William Reynolds
Private, Scots Fusilier Guards
- Register No.
- 1043 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- Scots Fusilier Guards (register: Scots Fusiliers Guards) all Scots Fusiliers Guards VCs →
- Date of action
- 20 September 1854 on this day → all of 1854 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February, 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- in 1827 at Edinburgh, Scotland
- Died
- 20th October 1869 at London
- Memorial / grave
- at Brookwood cemetery, Woking, Surrey
Digest of citation
At the Battle of Alma, in the Crimea, on the 20th September, 1854, Private Reynolds behaved in a conspicuous manner in rallying the men round the Colours, after the formation of the line had been disordered
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
REYNOLDS, William. (reg No. 1043).
Private. Scots Fusilier Guards.
London Gazetted on 24th February, 1857.
Born in 1827 at Edinburgh, Scotland.
Died on 20th October 1869 at London.
Memorial on grave at Brookwood cemetery, Woking, Surrey.
Digest of Citation reads: At the Battle of Alma, in the Crimea, on the 20th September, 1854, Private Reynolds behaved in a conspicuous manner in rallying the men round the Colours, after the formation of the line had been disordered.
Additional information:. He enlisted in the Foot Guards of the Scots Fusiliers on 2nd April 1846. Served in the East from 1854-56. Saw action at the Battle of Alma, 15 miles north of Sebastopol, where 362 British were killed and 1621 wounded. Also at Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastopol. On the 15th October, 1867 , at his own request, he was discharged with a pension of 10 pence per day for life, aged 40. He completed 21 years service, with two Good Conduct Badges.
Additional information
He enlisted in the Foot Guards of the Scots Fusiliers on 2nd April 1846. Served in the East from 1854-56. Saw action at the Battle of Alma, 15 miles north of Sebastopol, where 362 British were killed and 1621 wounded. Also at Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastopol. On the 15th October, 1867 , at his own request, he was discharged with a pension of 10 pence per day for life, aged 40. He completed 21 years service, with two Good Conduct Badges.
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