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| Henry James Raby R.N. | Explanation |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 26 September 1827 | | Born (Boulogne, France) |
| 10 June 1855 | | Immediately after the assault on Sebastopol he left (with two seamen) the shelter of their battery works and ran forward 70 yards across open ground, through heavy gunfire to retrieve a wounded man. For this he was subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross. |
| 13 February 1907 | | Died (Southsea) |
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| Date | Rank |
| 15 January 1850 | Lieutenant |
| 29 May 1855 | Commander |
| 24 November 1862 | Captain |
| 21 March 1878 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 1 August 1856 | | Commander in Medusa, west coast of Africa |
| 14 October 1859 | 26 January 1860 | Commander in Weser, intendedfor service in the River Plate, but found to be quite unsuitable, and therefore replaced by Alecto |
| 27 January 1860 | | Commander in Alecto, west coast of Africa |
| 22 June 1868 | | Captain in Adventure |
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