| Henry Gore-Browne | |
| Birth Name: | Henry George Browne |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1830 |
| Birth Place: | Newtown, County Roscommon |
| Death Place: | Shanklin, Isle of Wight |
| Placeofburial: | St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Brook, Isle of Wight |
| Rank: | Colonel |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Unit: | 32nd Regiment of Foot 100th Regiment of Foot |
| Battles: | Indian Mutiny |
| Awards: | Victoria Cross |
| Laterwork: | Deputy Governor of the Isle of Wight |
Colonel Henry George Gore-Browne (30 September 1830 – 15 November 1912) was born in Newtown, County Roscommon and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Henry George Browne was the son of Arthur Browne, Esq. (died 1870), and his wife Anna Elizabeth Clements, daughter of Captain Clements. He was a great-great grandson of the 1st Earl of Altamont, whose heir is the Marquess of Sligo. His great-grandfather was The Right Hon. Arthur Browne MP, of Leixlip Castle.
He was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He married Jane Anne Seely, daughter of Charles Seely, on 10 April 1882. She was the sister of Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet, and the aunt of J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone.
He was 26 years old, and a captain in the 32nd Regiment of Foot (later The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry) in the British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 21 August 1857 during the Siege of Lucknow for which he was awarded the VC:[1]
He later achieved the rank of colonel of the 100th Regiment of Foot. He served as Magistrate for Hampshire and became a Deputy Governor of the Isle of Wight. He died at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight on 15 November 1912. He changed his name by deed poll in 1915 from Henry George Browne to Henry George Gore-Browne.[2]
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