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{{Short description|British Victoria Cross recipient (1878-1917)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} | {{Short description|British Victoria Cross recipient (1878-1917)}} | ||
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{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
|name=Edward Elers Delaval Henderson | |name=Edward Elers Delaval Henderson | ||
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|rank=[[Lieutenant Colonel]] | |rank=[[Lieutenant Colonel]] | ||
|branch=[[File:Flag of the British Army.svg|23px]] [[British Army]] | |branch=[[File:Flag of the British Army.svg|23px]] [[British Army]] | ||
|commands= 9th Battalion, [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]] | |commands= 9th (Service) Battalion, [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]] | ||
|unit=[[ | |unit=[[North Staffordshire Regiment]] | ||
|battles= [[World War I]]{{KIA}} | |battles= [[World War I]]{{KIA}} | ||
|awards= [[File:Victoria Cross (UK) ribbon.png|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]] | |awards= [[File:Victoria Cross (UK) ribbon.png|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]] | ||
|laterwork= | |laterwork= | ||
}} | }} | ||
Lieutenant-Colonel '''Edward Elers Delaval Henderson''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (2 October 1878 – 25 January 1917) was a | Lieutenant-Colonel '''Edward Elers Delaval Henderson''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (2 October 1878 – 25 January 1917) was a British recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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He was 38 years old, and a [[major (United Kingdom)|major]] and acting [[Lieutenant Colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant colonel]] in [[The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)]], [[British Army]], attached to The [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]], commanding 9th Battalion during the [[World War I|First World War]].<ref name="Stafford">{{cite web | url=http://staffordshireregimentmuseum.com/victoria-cross.html | title=The Staffordshire Regiment Museum | access-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> On 25 January 1917 on the west bank of the [[Shatt al-Hayy|River Hai]], near Kut, [[Mesopotamia]], he performed the deed for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. | He was 38 years old, and a [[major (United Kingdom)|major]] and acting [[Lieutenant Colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant colonel]] in [[The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)]], [[British Army]], attached to The [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]], commanding 9th Battalion during the [[World War I|First World War]].<ref name="Stafford">{{cite web | url=http://staffordshireregimentmuseum.com/victoria-cross.html | title=The Staffordshire Regiment Museum | access-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> On 25 January 1917 on the west bank of the [[Shatt al-Hayy|River Hai]], near Kut, [[Mesopotamia]], he performed the deed for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. | ||
{{ | {{blockquote|Maj. (actg. Lt.-Col.) Edward Elers Delavel Henderson, late N. Staffs. R. | ||
For most conspicuous bravery, leadership and personal example when in command of his battalion. | For most conspicuous bravery, leadership and personal example when in command of his battalion. | ||
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[[Category:British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross]] | [[Category:British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross]] | ||
[[Category:Military personnel from Himachal Pradesh]] | [[Category:Military personnel from Himachal Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category:Military personnel of British India]] | |||
[[Category:West India Regiment officers]] | |||