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| Arthur Elwes R.N. | Explanation |
| The son of George Cary Elwes and Arabella Elizabeth Sophia Heneage |
| | | Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 19 December 1844 | | Born |
| 14 June 1871 | | Married Ellen Emma Tuskwell, at Trinity Church, Marylebone1) |
| 27 March 1912 | | Died |
| | | Date | Rank |
| 17 February 1864 | Sub-Lieutenant |
| 14 February 1867 | Discharged |
| 19 September 1867 | Re-entered (application f |
| 3 April 1868 | Lieutenant |
| 12 June 1871 | Retired |
| 26 March 1872 | Re-entered |
| 3 May 1900 | Pensioned |
| | | Date from | Date to | Service |
| 4 June 1859 | 16 June 1861 | Midshipman in Emerald |
| 17 June 1861 | | Midshipman in Forte |
| 7 July 1864 | 8 September 1864 | SubLieutenant in Forte |
| 30 June 1865 | 20 January 1866 | SubLieutenant in Arethusa |
| 18 July 1866 | 4 July 1867 | SubLieutenant in Antelope2) |
| 28 September 1867 | | SubLieutenant in Wivern |
| 7 April 1869 | | SubLieutenant in Urgent |
| 24 May 1871 | | Lieutenant in Glasgow |
| 10 April 1894 | | Lieutenant in Cambridge3) |
| 1) | i.e. two days after retiring from the Navy |
| 2) | March 1867: praised for conduct on occasion of attack on boats crew of "Antilope" when he was wounded severely in thigh. 13 May 1868: awarded a gratuity of three months pay for his wound, though the injury bore no comparison with the loss of a limb. |
| 3) | For short G[unnery] course, afterwards to join Defiance for short T[orpedo] course |
Source: Admiralty Record of Service ADM 196/36, folio 409 and ADM 196/38, folio 402 (these data are incomplete)
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