The Royal Navy ListWhitherby & Company, 1881 |
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15 July 15 June 5th Class Medjidie 9 Apr 9 Aug 9 Dec 9 Jan 9 Mar 9 Nov 9 Sep Admiralty Albert Alexander Alfred Arthur Ashantee Medal Assist attack August Baltic expedition Baltic Medal batteries Black Sea boats Boatswain Bomarsund bombardment CADET Canton river Captain Carpenter Chaplain Charles Clerk Coast of Africa Coll Commander Crimean and Turkish destruction Devonport Edmund Edward Edwin Fatshan Francis Frederick George H.P. Portsmouth Harry Herbert Hugh James John Joseph July 64 July 79 July 80 June 79 June 80 Kinburn Knight Legion of Honour mentioned in despatches Midshipman Naval Brigade Officers overboard Paym Paymaster Peiho forts pirates present promoted RETIRED Richard Robert Royal Marines Russian Samuel Sebastopol Clasp served Smith Staff Surgeon Sub-Lieut Sub-Lieutenant Thomas Tons Turkish Medals Walter William H William Henry Zulu Zulu war
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Page 341 - Hewett, taking upon himself the responsibility of disregarding the order, replied that " such an order did not come from Captain Lushington, and he would not do it till it did.
Page 340 - Battalion sent out for service in Japan in 1864-66, and was present at the bombardment of the batteries at the Straits of Simonosaki, the entrance of the inland sea of Japan, and commanded a...
Page 242 - GCB, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Order of William of the Netherlands.
Page 333 - Petre and the town of St. .Mary's, in Georgia; shortly after his promotion in 1837, he exchanged to join the battalion in Spain. He was afterwards at the demonstration before Nankin in China (Medal). Commanded the...
Page 335 - Marines at the capture and destruction of the batteries, magazines, and barracks, and during the shore operations, from the sth to the 8th Sept.
Page 289 - Pesting be specially promoted to the rank of Colonel in the army, for his distinguished services on the Gold Coast, dated ?th January 1874" (frequently mentioned in despatches, ECMG., СБ..
Page 262 - HMS "Cambridge " for three years and six months, promoted to rank of Commander ; Instructor in the use of Harvey's Torpedo to the Channel and Reserve Fleets of 1872 ; selected by the Admiralty to proceed to Japan as Commander of the Naval Mission to instruct the Japanese navy ; served as" Director of the Imperial Japanese Naval College in Yedo for two years ; received the thanks of the Emperor of Japan and approval of his services from the Admiralty while holding that appointment.
Page 334 - Clasps, Knight of the Legion of Honour, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).