Henry Torrens

Henry Torrens (Photo: Felice Beato ), around 1858

Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens KCB KCMG (born February 24, 1833 in Merath , † December 1, 1889 in London ) was a British officer.

Henry Torrens was born to Henry Whitelocke Torrens and Eliza Mary Roberts in Meerut , India . In 1849 he joined the Royal Welch Fusiliers as a second lieutenant in the military. Torrens' career was successful, at the age of 41 he was promoted to Colonel in 1864 . During the Crimean War he took part in numerous skirmishes. He was awarded the Legion of Honor for his services . Subsequently it was used in India and was involved in the suppression of the Indian uprising of 1857 .

In 1869 he was promoted to major-general . During his employment as a General Officer Commanding in the Cork District in Ireland , he was promoted to Lieutenant-General in 1884 . From 1886 to 1888 Torrens was Governor of the Cape Colony , then Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta . Torrens was an avid golfer . In 1886 he founded the Royal Cape Golf Club and in 1888 the Royal Malta Golf Club, which still exists today .

In 1887 he was knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath and in 1889 as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George .

Torrens died in London on December 1, 1889. His grave is in Brompton Cemetery , London.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ London Gazette . No. 21020, HMSO, London, September 18, 1849, p. 2854 ( PDF , accessed May 29, 2010, English).
2. ↑ London Gazette . No. 22873, HMSO, London, 12 July 1864, p. 3503 ( PDF , accessed on May 29, 2010, English).
3. ↑ London Gazette . No. 21996, HMSO, London, 1 May 1857, p. 1574 ( PDF , accessed on May 29, 2010, English).
4. ↑ London Gazette . No. 25314, HMSO, London, February 1, 1884, p. 488 ( PDF , accessed May 29, 2010, English).
5. ↑ Knights and Dames: SW-WAL at Leigh Rayment's Peerage

predecessor	Office	successor
General John Lintorn Arabin Simmons	Governor of Malta 1888–1889	Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Augustus Smyth