Lieutenant-General Henry Andrew Sarel (1 November 1823 – 2 January 1887) was a

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officer who became

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Military career

Educated at

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, Sarel became a cornet with the

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in 1847 and subsequently transferred to the

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. He fought with his Regiment during the Indian Mutiny in 1857 and then joined the China Expedition in 1861. He was appointed

in 1883 and lived at Rollesby Hall in

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Family

He married Phyllis Molyneux.Unit Histories
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarel, Henry 1823 births 1887 deaths British Army lieutenant generals Companions of the Order of the Bath People educated at Rugby School British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 9th Queen's Royal Lancers officers 17th Lancers officers British Army personnel of the Second Opium War