Henry Edward Jerome
Captain, 86th Regiment
- Register No.
- 640 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain all Captains →
- Unit
- 86th Regiment (register: 86th Regiment of Foot) all 86th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 3 April 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 11th November 1859 on this day → all of 1859 →
- Born
- 2nd February 1830 in Antigua, West Indies
- Died
- 25th February 1901* at Bath, Somerset
- Memorial / grave
- at Lansdown Cemetery, Bath, Somerset
Digest of citation
On 3rd April 1858 at Jhansi, India, Captain Jerome, with the assistance of Private James Byrne (reg No. 162) removed under very heavy fire a Lieutenant Sewell of the 86th Regiment who was severely wounded, at a very exposed point of the attack upon the Fort. He also displayed great gallantry at the capture of the Fort of Chandairee, the storming of Jhansi and in action with a superior rebel force at Jumna on 28th May, when he was severely wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
JEROME, Henry Edward. (reg No. 640).
Captain. 86th Regiment. * London Gazetted on 11th November 1859.
Born on 2nd February 1830 in Antigua, West Indies.
Died on 25th February 1901* at Bath, Somerset.
Memorial on grave at Lansdown Cemetery, Bath, Somerset.
Digest of Citation reads:. On 3rd April 1858 at Jhansi, India, Captain Jerome, with the assistance of Private James Byrne (reg No. 162) removed under very heavy fire a Lieutenant Sewell of the 86th Regiment who was severely wounded, at a very exposed point of the attack upon the Fort. He also displayed great gallantry at the capture of the Fort of Chandairee, the storming of Jhansi and in action with a superior rebel force at Jumna on 28th May, when he was severely wounded.
* Royal Irish Rifles.
Additional information:. Major-General Jerome's son claims he died from the shock on hearing of his regiment's surrender toi ther Boers.. According to the son, his father was not a popular man, in the Army, as he tended to tell people what he thought. Henry Jerome married Inez Temple Frances Cowper in London. She was the daughter of H.M. Consul General in Havana, Henry Augustine Cowper. They had one son, Lucien Joseph Jerome who became His Britanic Majesties Consul General in Ecuador(1913).He also became H.B.M. Con-Gen. in Seville at a later date.
Additional information
Major-General Jerome's son claims he died from the shock on hearing of his regiment's surrender toi ther Boers.. According to the son, his father was not a popular man, in the Army, as he tended to tell people what he thought. Henry Jerome married Inez Temple Frances Cowper in London. She was the daughter of H.M. Consul General in Havana, Henry Augustine Cowper. They had one son, Lucien Joseph Jerome who became His Britanic Majesties Consul General in Ecuador(1913).He also became H.B.M. Con-Gen. in Seville at a later date.
* Royal Irish Rifles.
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