Clement Walker Heneage
Captain, 8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish)
- Register No.
- 560 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain all Captains →
- Unit
- 8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish) all 8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish) VCs →
- London Gazette
- 26th January, 1859 on this day → all of 1859 →
- Born
- 6th March 1831 at Compton Bassett, Wiltshire
- Died
- 9th December, 1901 at Compton Bassett, Wiltshire
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 17th June 1858 at Gwalior, India, Captain Heneage along with a a sergeant,*a farrier* and a private* was in a gallant charge made by a squadron of the 8th Hussars when, supported by a division of the Bombay Horse Artillery and the 95th Regiment, they routed the enemy. Charging through a rebel camp into two batteries, they captured and brought into their own camp two of the enemy's guns, under heavy and converging fire from the fort and the town. John Pearson (reg No. 977)
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HENEAGE, Clement Walker. (reg No. 560).
Captain. 8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish).
London Gazetted on 26th January, 1859.
Born on 6th March 1831 at Compton Bassett, Wiltshire.
Died on 9th December, 1901 at Compton Bassett, Wiltshire.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 17th June 1858 at Gwalior, India, Captain Heneage along with a a sergeant,*a farrier* and a private* was in a gallant charge made by a squadron of the 8th Hussars when, supported by a division of the Bombay Horse Artillery and the 95th Regiment, they routed the enemy. Charging through a rebel camp into two batteries, they captured and brought into their own camp two of the enemy's guns, under heavy and converging fire from the fort and the town.
* Joseph Ward (reg No. 1271), George Hollis (reg No. 582), and John Pearson (reg No. 977).
Additional information:. Captain Heneage also took part in the Charge Of the Light Brigade.
Additional information
Captain Heneage also took part in the Charge Of the Light Brigade.
* Joseph Ward (reg No. 1271), George Hollis (reg No. 582), and
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