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  Alfred Henry Hook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alfred Henry Hook was 28 years old, and a private in the 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot (later The South Wales Borderers), British Army during the Zulu War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
Born in Churcham, Gloucestershire, Hook originally joined the Monmouth Militia before enlisting in the regular army in March 1877, aged 26.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alfred_Henry_Hook   (398 words)

  
 :: Anglo Zulu War - A Loss ::
The companion of Hook in that famous scene exhorts Hook as to the results of his actions, reminding him that it is a flogging offence, but Hook drinks on regardless and in the film proceeds to win his later-awarded Victoria Cross.
Hook died in early 1905 and it was thought that 3 September would be the day to have this ceremony, 100 years after Hook, in Gloucestershire.
Hook in real life was teetotal and a temperate, modest man, unlike his character in the film.
www.genealogyworld.net /azwar/hook.html   (872 words)

  
 Alfred A
Alfred J. Born about 1861 at Blandford, Dorset, England and of Islington, London, Middlesex, England in 1881 the son of Alfred C. HAILES and Clementine A. Alfred J. Born about 1870 at Tallant Green, Flint, Wales, and of Middle, Shropshire, England in 1881 the son of Walter HALES and Mary Jane...
Alfred R. Born about 1861 in Illinois and of Township 1, Pawnee, Nebraska in 1870 and of Pawnee, Pawnee, Nebraska in 1880 the son of John W. HALES and Caroline R. Alfred R. Born JUL 1890 in Virginia and of Alexandria, Arlington, Virginia in 1900 the son of...
Alfred W. Born SEP 1868 in England and of Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts in 1880 and 1900 the son of Alfred HALES and Louisa...
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 rorkesdriftvc.com - The Battle
A private named Alfred Henry Hook, a Gloucestershire man, kept them at bay with his bayonet while his friend John Williams hacked holes in the wall separating one room from another and dragged the patients through one by one, the last man had dislocated his knee.
In the yard Surgeon James Henry Reynolds tended to the wounded, oblivious to the life and death struggle going on all around him.
Lieutenants Chard and Bromhead were both awarded the Victoria Cross, as were the redoubtable privates Alfred Hook, Frederick Hitch, Robert Jones, William Jones, Corporal Allen, James Langley Dalton and Pte.
rorkesdriftvc.com /battle/battle.htm   (785 words)

  
 Alston: "Man overboard", 1860.
Boat's gripes, instead of being secured to an eye-bolt in the chains, should be set up to a strop with a thimble in it, passed through the eye-bolt, and retained there by a slip-toggle with a lanyard attached; which has therefore merely to be hauled upon to free the boat.
The steadying-lines should be of chain, with a hook on the ends; rope ones give, and are seldom hitched square.
Alfred Henry Alston: Seamanship, and its associated duties in the Royal Navy.
www.bruzelius.info /Nautica/Seamanship/Alston(1860)_s358.html   (681 words)

  
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To be hilarious in the Strand is to be unnatural, to court detention in a police cell or a lunatic asylum.
Alfred likewise leans modestly towards the dove and is shown at her best in a soft pale frock trimmed with passementerie of the same shade and topped by a large hat of fl chip tipped well towards the right side.
Alfred is young enough to ignore the ravages of a possible embonpoint, but there be other matrons who hang so uncertainly about that borderland of beauty that they somehow manage to convey the hint that only by an unwinking watchfulness do they succeed in foiling the onslaughts of his ogreship of avoirdupois.
www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/6/6/8/16680/16680.txt   (14287 words)

  
 Henry Fitzpatrick (1770-1831)
Henry and James Fitzpatrick were witnesses on a legal document in 1819 in Lawrence County Indiana.
Several of their children now reside in the county, among whom are Alfred, Allen C., Eli and John W. Alfred was born in Ashe County, N.C., September 22, 1816, and came with his parents to this county in 1826, and in 1842 was married to Miss Hannah E.,daughter of the late Hugh Hamer.
Eli, brother of Alfred, was born in Ashe County, N.C., October 2, 1822; was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Koons, August 15, 1850.
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HENRY C. Son of John and Philomela (Cowles) Butler, was born in Meriden, March 6, 1807.
HENRY C. and for his moral worth he is highly respected by his fellow citizens.
Squires), Mary P. and John H.: by 2nd wife: Henry W. and Aaron C. Son of Lemuel and Selina (Merriman) Butler, was born in Meriden, Nov. 12, 1811.
www.quinnipiac.edu /other/ABL/etext/wallingford/chapter33.html   (22267 words)

  
 Zulu
The most controversial invention is "Hooky," the interpretation of Private Alfred Henry Hook as played by James Booth in the film's most thoroughly-developed subplot.
Hook shouts, "shut up, you cripple!" and hits the man in the face with a utility belt.
Hook's third scene is long and informative, key to the subplot and a nonstop tour de force of physical acting on the part of James Booth.
www.jamesbooth.org /reviews/zulu_images.htm   (2659 words)

  
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On 22nd and 23rd of January 1879 at Rorke's Drift, Natal, South Africa, a distant room of the hospital had been held for more than an hour by three privates, and when finally they had no ammunition left the Zulus burst in and killed one of the men and two patients.
Working together; the two men, one holding the Zulus at a distance with his bayonet, while the other managed to knock through three more partitions; and they were able to bring eight patients into the inner line of defence.
Additional information: No. 1373 Private Alfred H. Hook was born at Churcham in Gloucestershire on the 6th August 1850.
www.eviltaxman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /vc/hook.htm   (298 words)

  
 The Royal Regiment of Wales
It is 100 years since Henry Hook was laid to rest in the quiet Gloucester churchyard of St Andrew's Church at Churcham with much pomp and ceremony.
For Private Henry Hook was one of those gallant soldiers who defended the mission station at Rorke's Drift in far off Natal on 22nd/23rd January 1879.
Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded that day — included in this select number was Henry Hook of Churcham whose gallantry under fire was recognized for saving the lives of the sick patients held in the building being used as a temporary field hospital.
www.rrw.org.uk /news   (3568 words)

  
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Hook responds to Maxfield's abusive, domineering behavior with a mixture of contemptuous hostility and studied indifference.
Offended by Hook's pride and bluff cynicism, confused by his mixed signals, and now ashamed of her own feelings, Miss Witt walks out in a huff, pausing just long enough to reply, "I thought you might pray for him." She shuts the door behind her and Hooky chuckles, "Ah, she's a dry one.
Hook approaches the flames as if to walk through them to rescue Maxfield but the heat is too intense and forces him to back away.
www.jamesbooth.org /reviews/zulu.htm   (3632 words)

  
 MEM_LonePine_D_H
Son of Alfred Arden Eccles and Margaret Ann Eccles of 27 Delamere Rd. Tre-vallyne Launceston Tasmania.
Son of the late Alfred and Rhoda Ferguson of Sutton Valance Maidstone England.
Son of Henry Alfred and Priscilla Mary Fitzhugh of 30 Bruce St. Stanmore New South Wales.
www.anzacs.net /GRAVES/Cemeteries/MEMLonePine_D_H.htm   (8624 words)

  
 The Defence of Rorke's Drift, 22nd and 23rd of January, 1879. - Military Photos
Well Hook was not a drunk and was the son of a Vicar.
Also if i recall correctly he (Hook) was a excellent soldier, who was one of the youngest NCO's of his regiment.
Hook was a model soldier, and for crying out loud, they would not have sung Men of Harlech but The Warwickshire lads.
www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=71420   (1566 words)

  
 rorkesdriftvc.com - News
It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of Henry Bunting, a long standing honourary group member, the grandson of Henry Hook VC.
Cyril, his son, e-mailed Danny to tell us and mentioned how delighted Henry was to have been at the grave re-dedication in Churcham and, indeed, how pleased he (Cyril) was at seeing Henry enjoying the day.
The 1879 group are planning a celebration to mark the 100 years since the death of Pte Henry Hook VC, the ceremony will be held at Churcham Church, Gloucestershire on September 3rd at 2pm.
rorkesdriftvc.com /news.php?offset=0   (1935 words)

  
 Atchison County, Kansas Schools
Henry was born Aug. 9, 1871 at Walkerton Indiana and moved with his parents to Kansas in 1878.
Henry was a faithful member of the Nortonville Christian Church where he served as an elder and as Sunday School superintendant for many years.
James Harrison Henry was born October 15, 1892 at Nortonville Kansas, the son of William Franklin Henry and Belle George (Davis) Henry.
skyways.lib.ks.us /kansas/kansas/genweb/atchison/hobit.html   (4041 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Henry Hook": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Glad Tidings by Henry Hook ACROSS 1 4 7 10 14 16 17 19 22 23 24 26 29 30 31 32 33 35 37...
Notes and Tributes ALFRED HENRY HOOK, or `Harry' as he pre- ferred to be called, was born at Alney, Churcham, near Gloucester, on 6th August 1850.
With three men from the Army Hospital Corps to help him, and Private Henry Hook, a twenty-eight-year-old Gloucestershire man from "B" Company detailed as a cook, he had established a small field hospital in the...
www.amazon.com /phrase/Henry-Hook   (430 words)

  
 Zulu War, Private Hook
Military art print of Privates Hook and Williams inside the burning hospital at Rorke's Drift during the Zulu war.
Here Private Alfred Henry Hook holds Zulus of the uThulwana regiment at bay whilst Private John Williams helps a patient escape; Hook received a head wound when a spear struck off his helmet.
The heroic conduct of Private Henry Hook on January 22nd 1879, and his superhuman efforts in saving the wounded from the burning hospital earned him his VC.
www.military-art.com /dhm372.htm   (660 words)

  
 henry_hook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
1373 Private Alfred Henry Hook VC Private (later Sergeant) of the 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment (later The South Wales Borderers).
Henry Hook listed his trade as a farm labourer when he joined the army in 1877.
He was married and had served with the Monmouth Militia before enlisting in the regular army.
www.battlefield-site.co.uk /henry_hook.htm   (248 words)

  
 "Parker's Perils- Fly Angler's OnLine Volumn 6 week 42
Some suggest it was one of the many Maori anglers who first tied the first 'Matuka.' Necessity is the mother of invention and it may be that the person who made the first 'Matuka' style fly, may have done so for a purpose.
Alfred Henry Chaytor was born on a sheep station in New Zealand's South Island.
Dub wool or suitable substitute material forming the body leaving plenty of room at the head of the hook to tie in the wing and finish off the fly.
www.flyanglersonline.com /features/oldflies/part239.html   (1758 words)

  
 Hook Family Genealogy Forum (All Messages)
Hook married an Archibald in Baltimore - Lucille A. Casanova 12/24/00
Re: Belitha Hook of MD/KY - Carol Guinn Jenkins 7/01/00
Re: Belitha Hook of MD/KY - Leslie Talbott 9/25/01
genforum.genealogy.com /hook/all.html   (5861 words)

  
 Inspiration for THE PRICE
Unaware of what was happening at Isandlwana, Major Henry Spalding, the commander at Rorke's Drift, left for Helpmekaar to check on the relief troops promised him.
While Hook fends off the Zulu warriors, Private John Williams (Fielding) forges an escape route by breaking through the walls.
Hook later said, "We were pinned like rats in a hole".
www.whoosh.org /issue40/carper18.html   (2868 words)

  
 Hertz Funeral
Bonny and Alfred Henry Vorthmann of Treynor, IA were married at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church near Underwood on May 30, 1954.
In 1980, Bonny and Alfred moved to their present home in Treynor and were able to enjoy spending winters in Sun City, AZ.
Bonny and Alfred had been married for nearly 49 years when Bonny died at N.H.S. University Hospital in Omaha, NE on May 10, 2003.
www.funeralplan.com /hertzfuneralhomes/archive?id=10312   (346 words)

  
 Zulu War
Zulu War art print of Private A H Hook at the Defence of Rorke's Drift in Zulu War art print Pinned Like Rats in a Hole by military artist Mark Churms.
Private Alfred Henry Hook VC by Stuart Liptrot Second Battalion, 24th Regiment, Rorkes Drift 1879.
Private Alfred Henry Hook VC by Stuart Liptrot.
www.zuluwar.com /hook.htm   (815 words)

  
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Was opened in 1853 thru the farm of Henry
Putnam Hook & Ladder Co.# 2, was in 1855, Devoe St., between Union & Lorimer.
Young America Hook & Ladder Co. No.3, also Driggs between B'way & So.
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 Zulu War
After the initial Zulu assault on the back wall of the post failed at about 4.30pm, a fire-fight broke out between Zulu snipers posted on the terraces of the Shiyane (Oskarsberg) Hill and the defenders posted behind the barricade of wagons and mealie-bags.
This section of the wall as commanded by Sergeant Henry Gallagher, of B Company.
At about 6 pm, Corporal Lyons was leaning over the barricade to aim when he was hit in the neck by a bullet which paralysed him; as his friend, Corporal Allen, bent to help him, Allen too was shot through the arm.
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 Amazon.com: "Henry Peoples": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
See all pages with references to Henry Peoples.
Montgomery, I'm sorry," said Brandon's flushed assistant, Henry Peoples, as he hurried into the room behind Gerald.
Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? by Jean Fritz
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55-57454: Hook, James William, 1884- Smith Grant, and Irons families of New Jersey's shore counties, including the related families of Willets and Birdsall.
87-80900: Eberhardt, H. ra (Henry Ezra), 1912- Our Hudson family history : fourteen generations in the family of Abraham Hudson (1750- 1829) of Morristown, New Jersey, sergeant in the American revolution / Baltimore, MD (1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore 21202) : Gateway Press, 1989.
A Todd family history and genealogy, 1749-1987 : Todds of Somerset County, New Jersey, and Hamilton County, Ohio--principally the ancestors and descendants of John and Ann Phoenix Todd / Decorah, Iowa (Box 230, Decorah 52101) : Anundsen Pub., 1987?] 152 p.
ftp.cac.psu.edu /pub/genealogy/roots-l/genealog/genealog.lc-nj   (4447 words)

  
 Private Hook VC, Rorke's Drift
Great value Zulu War art print of Private A H Hook at the Defence of Rorke's Drift in Zulu War art print Pinned Like Rats in a Hole by military artist Mark Churms.
He later served in the 1st Volunteers Battalion Royal Fusiliers.
Welcome to Cranston Fine Arts, network of over 50 websites dedicated to Historical and naval art and information, here is a easy links to particular interests which you may have just click on the subject of interest
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