Henry Lake Wells

Lieutenant-colonel Henry Lake Wells (8 March 1850 – 31 August 1898) of the Royal Engineers was a British Army officer and civil servant.

Afghanistan Wells served in the Afghan Campaign of 1878–9, raised a corps of Ghilzai labourers and constructed a road across the Khojak, and was for some time in sole charge of the public works department at Quetta, where he built the native cantonments. He commanded detachments of Punjab cavalry and Sind horse in an engagement near the Khojak, where he was wounded. He accompanied General Biddulph's force down the Thal Chotiali route, took part in the action at Baghao, served with the Khaibar line force, was present at the action of Majina, and had charge of the positions at the crossing of the Kabul River. He was five times mentioned in despatches, Sir Donald Stewart recommending him to notice "for conspicuous gallantry and bravery displayed on the occasion of the attack on a robber encampment under Laskar Khan by a party from the Chamun post".

Death and legacy Wells died suddenly at Karachi on 31 August 1898. He married, on 15 January 1885, in London, Alice Bertha, daughter of the Reverend Hugh Bacon.