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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.
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.
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...
5 avr. 2024 · 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. ...more.
Learn about the life and achievements of Alfred Henry Hook, a British soldier who received the Victoria Cross for his bravery at Rorke's Drift in 1879. He was born in Gloucestershire, served in the 24th Regiment and the Royal Fusiliers, and died in 1905.
24 févr. 2002 · Meet the Marquis de Sade of the Puzzle World. Henry Hook is a brilliant and oddly beloved misanthrope, administering exquisite torture through dozens of puzzle books and...
5 août 2020 · Rorke's Drift to the British Museum: The Story of Henry Hook. 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 ...
