Sir Fenton Aylmer, 13th Baronet

Sir Fenton John Aylmer
Lieutenant General Sir Fenton John Aylmer, 13th Baronet of Donadea VC KCB
Born	(1862-04-05)5 April 1862 Hastings, Sussex
Died	3 September 1935(1935-09-03) (aged 73) Lingfield Road, Wimbledon, Surrey
Buried	Golders Green, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1880–1919
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	Corps of Royal Engineers
Commands held	Tigris Corps Commandant, Royal Engineers
Battles/wars	Burmese resistance movement 1885–95 Hunza–Nagar Campaign Chitral Expedition First World War (Mesopotamian campaign) Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad Siege of Kut Battle of Hanna) Dujaila Redoubt Sinn Abtar Redoubt
Awards	Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Spouse(s)	Elsie Julie Oppermann, Lady Risley

Lieutenant-General Sir Fenton John Aylmer, 13th Baronet VC KCB (5 April 1862 – 3 September 1935) was an Anglo-Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross. He was in command of the first failed efforts to break the siege of Kut in 1916. From a military background, Aylmer was commissioned into the Indian Army, and immediately involved in fierce fighting on the north-west frontier. In a singularly heroic action, still in his twenties, he helped rescue Townshend's garrison at Chitral, spearheading the relief column. For his valorous conduct he was awarded the Victoria Cross, and rapid promotion through the officer class.