Henry Sarel

Lieutenant-General Henry Andrew Sarel CB (1 November 1823 – 2 January 1887) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.

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/branch	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

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

1. Boase, Frederic. 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. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
2. Admissions to Trinity College, Cambridge ... Macmillan and Company, Limited. 1911. p. 521. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
3. Rugby School Register: From April, 1675, to April, 1842. Rugby School. 1901. p. 301. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
4. Rugby School Register, May 1874 - May 1904
5. "No. 20753". The London Gazette. 13 July 1847. p. 2559.
6. "No. 22117". The London Gazette. 24 March 1858. p. 1571.
7. Second medal displayed in portrait
8. Papers read Royal Geographical Society, 11 November 1861
9. World Statesmen
10. Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk, 1883, p.476
11. Unit Histories