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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 |