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John Crawford Wilson R.N.Explanation
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
1885 Died
 
DateRank
31 October 1855Lieutenant
29 January 1861Commander
17 February 1865Captain
23 November 1881Rear-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
28 July 1857 Lieutenant in Chesapeake, commanded by Harry Edmond Edgell, East Indies and China
2 January 186025 March 1861Acting Commander in Fury, East Indies and China
(25 March 1861)11 February 1864Commander in Gorgon (until paying off at Woolwich), Cape of Good Hope
1864 Commander (2ic) in Bombay, commanded by Colin Andrew Campbell, flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot, south-east coast of America (until accidentally burnt off Montevideo, 91 died)
18 May 186617 July 1869Captain in Narcissus (until paying off at Plymouth), flagship of Rear-Admiral George Ramsay, South Ameirca
1 May 18771 October 1878Captain in Thunderer (from commissioning at Portsmouth)
September 187816 February 1882Commodore in Wolverene (until paying off at Sydney), Australia
12 September 187821 January 1882Commander-in-chief, Australia
(7 April 1883)30 October 1879Second in command, Channel squadron (flag in Agincourt)
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