Henry John Wale

Henry John Wale (1827 - 14th March 1892 in London) was an English author, soldier and church minister. He came from Little Shelford near Cambridge and was the son of General Sir Charles Wale. He is notable for his command of the 1st Sikh Irregular Cavalry known as Wale's Horse [http://www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/cav/1903-11.htm] . He also served in the Crimea.

He was the tenth and youngest son of Major General Sir Charles Wale and his third wife Henrietta Brunt. He went to school in Bury St Edmunds.

He was admitted to Magdalene College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, on 9 December 1857.

He was awarded a B.A. in 1861 and an M.A. in 1864. He was a Lieutenant in the 15th Hussars 1845-51; Scots Grays, 1854-7; served in the Crimea. Ord. deacon (Salisbury) 1861; priest, 1862; C. of Holy Trinity, Weymouth, 1861-3. C. of Ringwood, Hants., 1863-5. R. of Folksworth, Hunts., 1865-78. Organising Secretary, S.P.G., dio. of Rochester, 1881-92. Married Caroline, dau. of Edward Prest, of York, and had issue [ [http://members.optushome.com.au/robalsmith/people/people-p/p40.htm The People of Little Shelford - Person Page 40 ] ] .

Publications

*cite book|title=My Grandfather's Pocket Book. From A.D. 1701 to 1796|location=London|publisher=Chapman and Hall|year=1883
*"Sword and Surplice; or, Thirty Years' Reminiscences of the Army and the Church. An Autobiography" David Bogue, London 1880

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