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Alfred Henry "Harry" Hook VC (6 August 1850 – 12 March 1905) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for valour in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift.
Harry Hook was probably the most colourful character at Rorke's Drift. He was intelligent and articulate, and wrote a very readable account of the siege which was published in The Royal Magazine. He was born in Churcham Gloucestershire on 6th Aug 1850, and died there on 12th March 1905.
Henry Hook was one of 11 defenders at the mission station at Rorke's Drift (battle of Rorke's Drift, Anglo Zulu War 1879) who were awarded the Victoria Cross. Controversially, his character was...
Not only was it a strategic river crossing but a quarter of a mile south of the Buffalo river the mission station of the Rev Otto Witt had been converted into a small military hospital, accommodating just under forty patients.
Private Hook VC was the bad tempered malingerer in the classic film Zulu - but was this portrayal fair? In this video you will find out and learn the true st...
Aug 5, 2020 · In this edition of Curator’s Corner from the British Museum’s YouTube channel, Money and Medals Network Project Curator Henry Flynn discusses the exhibition, focusing on loan objects from the Regimental Museum of the Royal Welsh in Brecon that relate to Private Henry Hook VC, a soldier from Gloucestershire who fought at Rorke’s Drift and ...
Henry Hook VC has been called the most famous private soldier in British military history. Does the name ring a bell? I’m sure it does - he was the bad lad in the film Zulu.
