Henry Cooper
Boatswain, Royal Navy
- Register No.
- 251 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Boatswain all Boatswains →
- Unit
- Royal Navy (register: HMS Miranda) all HMS Miranda VCs →
- Date of action
- 3 June 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- in 1825 at Devonport, Devon
- Died
- 15th July 1893 at Torpoint, Cornwall
- Memorial / grave
- grave in Antony Churchyard, Torpoint, Cornwall
Digest of citation
On 3rd June 1855 at Taganrog, Sea of Azov, Crimea, Boatswain Cooper of HMS Miranda, together with a Lieutenant * landed while the town was actually under bombardment by the Allied Squadron. It was garrisoned by 3,000 Russian troops, but the two men landed at several places and set fire to government buildings and destroyed enemy equipment and arms. They were under fire themselves for most of the time
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
COOPER, Henry. (reg No. 251).
Boatswain. Royal Navy.
London Gazetted on 24th February 1857.
Born on in 1825 at Devonport, Devon.
Died on 15th July 1893 at Torpoint, Cornwall.
Memorial at grave in Antony Churchyard, Torpoint, Cornwall.
Digest of Citation reads: On 3rd June 1855 at Taganrog, Sea of Azov, Crimea, Boatswain Cooper of HMS Miranda, together with a Lieutenant * landed while the town was actually under bombardment by the Allied Squadron. It was garrisoned by 3,000 Russian troops, but the two men landed at several places and set fire to government buildings and destroyed enemy equipment and arms. They were under fire themselves for most of the time.
* C.W. BUCKLEY. (reg No. 145)
* C.W. BUCKLEY. (reg No. 145)
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