Andrew Henry
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Andrew Henry is also the name of American fur trapper Major Andrew Henry (c. 1775-1832)
Andrew Henry (November 1, 1823 - October 14, 1870) 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.
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He received the second Victoria Cross awarded to the Royal Regiment of Artillery for successfully defending his gun at the Battle of Inkerman against heavy odds. Although severely wounded for this action he was also commissioned in the field.
(INKERMAN) Battery's title comes from the battle of the same name which took place during the Crimean War.
On a foggy November morning in 1864 Russian troops launched a surprise attack on the British lines and quickly surrounded the Battery. Soon Sgt Andrew Henry was the only British soldier left. With his sword in one arm and using the other to pull a bayonet from his leg he fought valiantly. Sgt Henry received 12 stab wounds but lived to receive the Victoria Cross.
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He later achieved the rank of captain.
Andrew Henry has many relatives in the Republic of South Africa, Canada, and the United States: including Paddy-Ann Bareham (New York) e-mail: pb18@columbia.edu, Robin Smith and Nicholas Street (Toronto), and Richard Henry (Johannesburg).
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His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Artillery Museum (Woolwich, England).
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- Location of grave and VC medal (Devonshire)
This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission.
