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HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.		Soldiers of the Regiment Colonel James Wynch James Wynch was born in Yorkshire in 1763, son of Alexander Wynch, Governor of Madras. He joined the King’s Own in August 1799 from the 36th Foot, becoming Lieutenant Colonel in the November. He was wounded at Beverwyck, and again at Corunna whilst in command of the regiment. He was appointed to command a brigade in the Light Division in the Peninsula but died of dysentery at Lisbon in 1811. Image KO0785/01 Lieutenant Colonel James Wynch circa 1799. Miniature. KO1388/01 Purchased with grant aid from the Army Museums Ogilby Trust Peninsular Gold Medal and Medal of the Blew and Orange of Colonel James Wynch of the King’s Own, photographed in the 1950s. Accession Number: KO0679/83 Peninsular Gold Medal and Medal of the Blew and Orange of Colonel James Wynch of the King’s Own photographed in the 1950s. Accession Number: KO0679/84 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.