Sir Henry Wilmot, 5th Baronet
- Sir Henry Wilmot, 5th Baronet
Colonel Sir Henry Wilmot 5th Baronet KCB VC (3 February 1831-7 April 1901) was a British soldier and Conservative politician.
Early life
Wilmot was born in Chaddesden, Derby [ [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/derbyshi.htm Derbyshire at VictoriaCross.org] Accessed June 2007] , the son of Sir Henry Wilmot (4th Baronet) and his wife Maria Mundy daughter of Edmund Mundy of Shipley Hall. [ [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0aUD4NqGYqAC&pg=PA674&lpg=PA674&dq=%22Henry+Wilmot%22+MP+VC&source=web&ots=6KkWuaA4ks&sig=8Uoe_esfTfPuyPCX7HNGVCkbHqY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result Marquis of Ruvigny & Raineval, Marquis of Ruvigny & Raineval Staff "Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal" Genealogical Publishing Com, 1994ISBN 0806314338] ]
Military career
Wilmot served as a captain in the 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) and fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. On 11 March 1858 at Lucknow, India, Wilmot's company was engaged with a large number of the enemy near the Iron Bridge. He found himself at one stage, at the end of a street with only four of his men opposed to a considerable body of the enemy. One of his men was shot through both legs and two (David Hawkes and William Nash) of the others lifted him and although one of them was severely wounded they carried their comrade for a considerable distance, Wilmot firing with the men's rifles and covering the retreat of the party. For his actions he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He later achieved the rank of Colonel.
Political career
Wilmot sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire from 1869 to 1885.
Personal
Wilmot never married. He died in April 1901, aged 70, and was buried at Chaddesden and the baronetcy was inherited by his nephew Ralph Wilmot. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester, England.
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
External links
* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/derbyshi.htm Location of grave and VC medal]
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