Henry Sarel
Henry Sarel | |
|---|---|
 Henry Sarel | |
| Born | 1 November 1823[1] London, England[2] |
| Died | 2 January 1887 (aged 63)[3] Rollesby Hall, Norfolk |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1847–1885 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Battles/wars | Indian Mutiny Second Opium War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Henry Andrew Sarel CB (1 November 1823 – 2 January 1887) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.
Military career
Educated at Rugby School,[4] Sarel became a cornet with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers in 1847[5] and subsequently transferred to the 17th Lancers.[6] He fought with his Regiment during the Indian Mutiny in 1857[7] and then joined the China Expedition in 1861.[8] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1883[9] and lived at Rollesby Hall in Norfolk.[10]
Family
He married Phyllis Molyneux.[11]
References
- ^ Boase, Frederic (1965). Modern English Biography: Containing Many Thousand Concise Memoirs of Persons who Have Died Between the Years 1851-1900, with an Index of the Most Interesting Matter. Frank Cass. p. 413.
- ^ Admissions to Trinity College, Cambridge ... Macmillan and Company, Limited. 1911. p. 521.
- ^ Rugby School Register: From April, 1675, to April, 1842. Rugby School. 1901. p. 301.
- ^ Rugby School Register, May 1874 - May 1904
- ^ "No. 20753". The London Gazette. 13 July 1847. p. 2559.
- ^ "No. 22117". The London Gazette. 24 March 1858. p. 1571.
- ^ Second medal displayed in portrait
- ^ Papers read Royal Geographical Society, 11 November 1861
- ^ World Statesmen
- ^ Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk, 1883, p.476
- ^ Unit Histories