Английская Википедия:Henry Gore-Browne
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Colonel Henry George Gore-Browne Шаблон:Postnominals (30 September 1830 – 15 November 1912) was born in Newtown, County Roscommon and was an Irish 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.
Family
Henry George was the son of Arthur Browne, Esq. (d.1870), and his wife Anna Elizabeth Clements, daughter of Captain Clements. He was a great-great grandson of the 1st Earl of Altamont MP, whose heir is the Marquess of Sligo. His great-grandfather was The Right Hon Arthur Browne MP, of Leixlip Castle.
He was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He married Jane Anne Seely, daughter of Charles Seely MP on 10 April 1882. Jane Anne Seely was the sister of Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet and the Aunt of J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone.
Details
He was 26 years old, and a captain in the 32nd Regiment of Foot (later The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry) in the British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 21 August 1857 during the Siege of Lucknow for which he was awarded the VC: Шаблон:Quote[1]
Further information
He later achieved the rank of colonel of the 100th Regiment of Foot. He served as Magistrate for Hampshire and became a Deputy Governor of the Isle of Wight. He died at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight on 15 November 1912. He changed his name by deed poll in 1915 from Henry George Browne to Henry George Gore-Browne.[2]
References
Шаблон:Reflist Listed in order of publication year
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
- Шаблон:Cite journal
- Ireland's VCs Шаблон:ISBN (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
- Burke's Peerage and Baronetage; 107th edition, vol. III
External links
- Английская Википедия
- 1830 births
- 1912 deaths
- Burials in the Isle of Wight
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Irish soldiers in the British Army
- 19th-century Irish military personnel
- Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment officers
- 32nd Regiment of Foot officers
- Military personnel from County Roscommon
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
