Henry Gore-Browne
Henry Gore-Browne | |
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| Born | 30 September 1830 Newtown, County Roscommon |
| Died | 15 November 1912 (aged 82) Shanklin, Isle of Wight |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 32nd Regiment of Foot 100th Regiment of Foot |
| Battles/wars | Indian Mutiny |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
| Other work | Deputy Governor of the Isle of Wight |
Colonel Henry George Gore-Browne VC (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 Leixslip 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.[1]
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:
For conspicuous bravery in having, on the 21st of August, 1857, during the Siege of the Lucknow Residency, gallantly led a Sortie at great personal risk, for the purpose of spiking two heavy guns, which were doing considerable damage, to the defences. It appears from the statements of the non-commissioned officers and men who accompanied Captain Browne on the occasion, that he was the first person who entered the Battery, which consisted of the two guns in question, protected by high pallisades, the embrasures being closed with sliding shutters. On reaching the Battery, Captain Browne removed the shutters, and jumped into the Battery. The result was, that the guns were spiked, and it is supposed that about one hundred of the enemy were killed.
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.[3]
References[]
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 11724 § 117240". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- ^ London Gazette
- ^ The book of the Victoria cross
Listed in order of publication year
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
- Clarke, Brian D. H. (1986). "A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men". The Irish Sword. XVI (64): 185–287.
- Ireland's VCs ISBN 1-899243-00-3 (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
- Lundy, Darryl. "thepeerage p. 3469". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- Burke's Peerage and Baronetage; 107th edition, vol. III
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- 1830 births
- 1912 deaths
- 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 people
- People from County Roscommon
- Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment officers
- 32nd Regiment of Foot officers