Career
Although severely wounded for this action he was also commissioned in the field He was at the time of the action a sergeant major of "G" Battery Royal Artillery when on a foggy November morning in 1854 Russian troops launched a surprise attack on the British lines and quickly surrounded the Battery. Soon Sgt Andrew Henry was the only British soldier left.
With his sword in one arm and using the other to pull a bayonet from his leg he fought valiantly.
Inkerman Battery of the 40th Regiment Royal Artillery is named for the battle of the same name which took place during the Crimean War.