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Arthur Elwes RN, Midshipman
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| Arthur Elwes R.N. | |||
| The son of George Cary-Elwes (1806-1859) and Arabella Elizabeth Sophia Heneage (1808-1853) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 19 December 1844 | Born (London, England) | ||
| 14 June 1871 | Married Ellen Emma (c1854-1936), daughter of Charles Tuckwell, at Trinity Church, Marylebone1) | ||
| 27 March 1912 | Died (Plymouth, Devon, England) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 17 February 1864 | Sub-Lieutenant | ||
| 14 February 1867 | Discharged | ||
| 19 September 1867 | Re-entered | ||
| 3 April 1868 | Lieutenant | ||
| 12 June 1871 | Retired | ||
| 3 May 1900 | Pensioned2) | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 4 June 1859 | 16 June 1861 | Midshipman in Emerald | |
| 17 June 1861 | Midshipman in Forte | ||
| 7 July 1864 | 8 September 1864 | Sub-Lieutenant in Forte | |
| 30 June 1865 | 20 January 1866 | Sub-Lieutenant in Arethusa | |
| 18 July 1866 | 4 July 1867 | Sub-Lieutenant in Antelope3) | |
| 28 September 1867 | Sub-Lieutenant in Wivern | ||
| 7 April 1869 | Sub-Lieutenant in Urgent | ||
| 24 May 1871 | Lieutenant in Glasgow | ||
| 10 April 1894 | Lieutenant in Cambridge4) | ||
| 1) | i.e. two days after retiring from the Navy |
| 2) | Awarded a G[reenwich] H[ospital] Pension of £50 a year. |
| 3) | March 1867: praised for conduct on occasion of attack on boats crew of "Antilope" when he was wounded severely in thigh. 13 May 1868: awarded a gratuity of three months pay for his wound, though the injury bore no comparison with the loss of a limb. |
| 4) | For short G[unnery] course, afterwards to join Defiance for short T[orpedo] course |
Source: Admiralty Record of Service ADM 196/36, folio 409 and ADM 196/38, folio 402 (these data are incomplete)
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