Bunyan R M Rfn 2125 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade). Taken on 26th Jun 1915. Photo copied and cropped from The Past on Glass at Sutton Archives. Photographer David Knights-Whittome. Shared under the Creative Commons Non Commercial
Bunyan Reginald Montague Rfn 2125 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
Born 22nd May 1893 Maidstone Kent. Parents George & Selina Bunyan
Enlisted in the 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
To France 15th Oct 1915 with 5th London Regiment.
Wounded 6th Aug 1916
Comm 3rd London Regiment 29th Aug 1917
Awarded Military Cross London Gazette 18th Sep 1918
Citation : For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When he was the only officer left in the front trenches in his sector it was by his coolness and determination that during an enemy onslaught the line was held absolutely intact. When his flank was exposed he never wavered but held on until reinforcements arrived.
Address 114, Mount Pleasant Road, Lewisham.
Married Mary Egan July 1927
Died 11th Aug 1980 Age 87