Person    | Male  Born 20/9/1882  Died 23/2/1916

Douglas Reynolds, VC

Categories: Armed Forces

War dead, WW1 i

Commemorated on a memorial as having died in WW1.

Captain in the Royal Field Artillery. Awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 26th August 1914 at Le Cateau, France.

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 26 August 1914, age 31, while serving in the Royal Field Artillery. "Through determination and personal example he got his guns to safety in the face of the enemy advance, an act of extreme gallantry. (Le Cateau, France)". Freemason at: №2998, Kitchener Lodge.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Douglas Reynolds, VC

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