Henry E. Kensit

Born in Sussex in 1838, Kensit was a student in the Military Department at King’s in 1857-58. His father, Rev. G.R. Kensit, was a vicar in the family’s hometown of Betchworth. After leaving King’s, Henry Kensit served with the 19th Royal Hussars and 20th Hussars, both cavalry regiments of the British Army. He married Alexandrina Eleanor Borradaile in July 1864. In 1865, he became a Lieutenant. The same year, Kensit died in Meerut, India.