Warren Richard Colvin Wynne

W. R. C. Wynne
Likeness, printed posthumously in The Illustrated London News, 14 June 1879
Born(1843-04-09)9 April 1843
Collon, County Louth, Ireland
Died9 April 1879(1879-04-09) (aged 36)
Fort Pearson, Natal
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service
Years of service1862–1879
Rank
Battles/wars
Spouse(s)
  • Eleanor Turbett
    (m. 1872; died 1873)
  • Lucy Parish
    (m. 1876)

Warren Richard Colvin Wynne (9 April 1843 – 9 April 1879) was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He rose to the rank of captain, and ultimately brevet major, in the Royal Engineers. During the Zulu War of 1879, he oversaw the building of several forts, and died of a fever contracted during the defence of Ekowe.


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