caption branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
depiction of the battle of alma 23px british army strand , london 20 october 1869 -lrb- aged 41-42 -rrb- edinburgh , scotland united kingdom united kingdom scots fusilier guards victoria cross crimean war 1827 brookwood cemetery , london corporal almariver.jpg william reynolds -lrb- vc -rrb-
 william reynolds
william reynolds -lrb- vc -rrb-

william reynolds vc -lrb- 1827 -- 20 october 1869 -rrb- was a scottish recipient of the victoria cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces .
reynolds was the first private to receive the award .
