Given the question: Facts: - branch: united kingdom - caption: hms regatta of january , 1862 -lrb- '' the race of '' the maori war canoes '' -rrb- miranda '' -lrb- left -rrb- during the - battles: crimean war - death date: 15 july 1893 1825 - allegiance: united kingdom - rank: boatswain - placeofburial: antony churchyard , langdon cross - awards: victoria cross - birth date: 1825 - name: henry cooper - image size: 300 - image: hms 1851 -rrb- . jpg fawn -lrb- 1856 -rrb- and hms miranda -lrb- - death place: torpoint , cornwall - birth place: plymouth , devon Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of henry cooper -lrb- vc -rrb- .
The answer is:
henry cooper vc -lrb- 1825 -- 15 july 1893 -rrb- 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 .he was about 30 years old , and a boatswain in the royal navy during the crimean war when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the vc .