Robert Harris R.N.
Robert Harris R.N.
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Robert Harris R.N. | Explanation |
Son of James Harris (1765-1829) of Wittersham Hall, Kent |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
9 July 1809 | | Born (Wittersham, Kent) |
10 January 1843 | | Married Priscilla Sophia (1823-1882), daughter of Captain Penruddocke, of the Fusilier Guards |
16 January 1865 | | Died (Portsmouth, Hampshire) |
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
26 January 1822 | Entered Navy |
21 May 1833 | Lieutenant |
8 June 1841 | Commander |
19 October 1849 | Captain |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
8 January 1829 | 22 February 1829 | Mate in Ferret (1821, brig-sloop) |
23 February 1829 | 22 May 1833 | Mate in Royal George, commanded by Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence |
28 December 1833 | 21 January 1836 | Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Thomas Hastings, gunnery ship, Portsmouth |
22 January 1836 | 21 August 1841 | Lieutenant in Melville, commanded by Captain Peter John Douglas then Captain Richard Saunders Dundas, North America and West Indies then flagship of Rear-Admiral George Elliot, Cape of Good Hope, and later East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) |
7 September 1844 | 22 February 1846 | Commander in Flying Fish, 1844 experimental brig squadron, then west coast of Africa |
1 March 1848 | 4 October 1849 | Commander (2ic) in Ganges, commanded by Captain Henry Smith, Sheerness |
1 March 1851 | 21 May 1852 | Captain in Prince Regent, Channel squadron |
20 January 1854 | 31 December 1868 | Captain in Illustrious, training ship, Portsmouth |
1 January 1859 | 3 October 1863 | Captain in Britannia, cadet training ship, Portsmouth, then (February 1862) Portland |