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William Allen R.N. | Explanation |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
November 1792 | | Born (Weymouth). |
1832 | 1834 | Volunteer in Richard Landers Niger expedition, in which Lander was killed He returned to England one of only nine survivors of the 47 expedition members. |
18 November 1841 | | Fellow of the Royal Society. |
1849 | | Travelled through (and later wrote on) Syria and Palestine. |
23 January 1864 | | Died. |
He was an accomplished musician; some of his landscape paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1828 to 1847. |
Literature: (DNB; O'Byrne). |
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Date | Rank |
2 October 1805 | Entered Navy |
2 March 1815 | Lieutenant |
20 June 1838 | Commander |
31 January 1842 | Captain |
12 April 1862 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
2 October 1805 | | 1st class Volunteer in Standard 64, commanded by Thomas Harvey |
18?? | February 1810 | Serving in Majestic |
1813 | | Serving in Leda, commanded by George Sayer |
1815 | | Serving in Hesper, commanded by William Everard |
12 November 1835 | 20 June 1836 | Lieutenant in William and Mary |
10 October 1840 | 29 June 1841 | Commander in Wilberforce, 1841 Niger expedition |