Henry Edward Jerome
Appearance
Henry Edward Jerome Major General | |
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Battles/wars | Indian Mutiny |
Awards | Victoria Cross |
Major General Henry Edward Jerome VC (28 February 1830 – 25 February 1901) was a 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.
Career
Jerome was 28 years old, and a
Chandairee and Jumna for which he (and Private James Byrne
) were awarded the VC:
86th Regiment (now of the 19th Regiment)
Captain (now Brevet-Major) Henry Edward Jerome Date of Acts of Bravery, 3rd April, and 28th May, 1858
For conspicuous gallantry at Jhansi, on the 3rd of April, 1858, in having, with the assistance of Private Byrne, removed, under a very heavy fire, Lieutenant Sewell, of the 86th Regiment, who was severely wounded, at a very exposed point of the attack upon the Fort; also, for gallant conduct at the capture of the Fort of Chandairee, the storming of Jhansi, and in action with a superior Rebel Force on the Jumna, on the 28th of May, 1858 when he was severely wounded.[1]
Jerome later transferred to the
19th Regiment of Foot and achieved the rank of major general
.
References
- ^ "No. 22324". The London Gazette. 19 June 1860. p. 4034.