serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
1900 - 1916 23px british army le touquet , france 23 february 1916 -lrb- aged 33 -rrb- clifton , bristol royal field artillery victoria cross world war i 20 september 1882 Étaples military cemetery major douglas reynolds.jpg douglas reynolds
 douglas reynolds
douglas reynolds

douglas reynolds vc -lrb- 20 september 1882 -- 23 february 1916 -rrb- was an english 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 .
the son of lt.-col .
henry charles reynolds and sarah eleanor b. goodwyn , he was educated at cheltenham college .
he was 31 years old , and a captain in the 37th bty. , royal field artillery , british army during the first world war when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the vc .
on 26 august 1914 at le cateau , france , captain reynolds took up two teams with volunteer drivers , to recapture two british guns and limbered up two guns under heavy artillery and infantry fire .
although the enemy was within 100 yards he managed , with the help of two drivers -lrb- job henry charles drain and frederick luke -rrb- , to get one gun away safely .
on 9 september at pysloup , he reconnoitred at close range , discovered a battery which was holding up the advance and silenced it .
reynolds later achieved the rank of major , but was wounded in action , and died in the duchess of westminster 's hospital in le touquet , france , on 23 february 1916 .
major reynolds is buried in etaples military cemetery in northern france , while his victoria cross is displayed at the royal artillery museum in woolwich , london .
