Alexander Rochfort

Military career Rochfort was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a lieutenant on 4 January 1871, and promoted to captain on 9 March 1881. He was appointed Aide de camp to the Viceroy of India in 1882 and then Aide de camp to the Chief of Staff of the Expeditionary Force to Suakin in 1885, ) and was severely wounded in his arm. During the latter part of the war, he was in command of a column operating in the north-west of Orange River Colony. In despatches dated 23 June 1902, Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, described Rochfort as "fearless of responsibility, never makes difficulties, and has ... all the qualifications for a leader in the field." Following the end of the war with the Peace of Vereeniging on 31 May 1902, he returned home on the which arrived at Southampton in late October 1902. For his service he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). but soon went back to Africa to be a Special Service Officer in the Somaliland campaign, attached to the Abyssinian army which cooperated with the British Field Force. He returned to become Inspector of the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery in 1904.

He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1910, serving as such until he retired in October 1916. He was found dead at his chambers in Piccadilly in December 1916.