Augustus Phillimore R.N.
Augustus Phillimore R.N.
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Augustus Phillimore R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Joseph Phillimore (1775-1855), Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
24 May 1822 | | Born (London) |
29 March 1864 | | Married Harriet Eleanor (1836-1924), daughter of Hon George Matthew Fortescue, M.P. (1791-1877) |
June 1887 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
25 November 1897 | | Died (Botley) |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
April 1835 | Entered Navy |
7 September 1845 | Lieutenant |
28 April 1852 | Commander |
10 October 1855 | Captain |
1 January 1874 | Rear-Admiral |
30 January 1879 | Vice-Admiral |
30 October 1884 | Admiral |
24 May 1887 | Retired Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
18 November 1853 | 17 December 1855 | Commander in Medea, North America and West Indies |
2 July 1859 | 4 June 1862 | Captain in Curacoa (until paying off at Portsmouth), south east coast of America |
1 October 1862 | | Captain in Defence, Channel squadron |
February 1868 | December 1869 | Commodore at Port Royal |
22 February 1868 | 1 December 1869 | Commodore in Aboukir, Receiving ship, Jamaica |
1869 | 1872 | Senior officer at Gibraltar |
1 January 1876 | 16 May 1877 | Second-in-command of the Channel squadron (flag in Black Prince) |
13 November 1876 | December 1879 | Superintendent of the Royal naval Reserve |
1 December 1884 | 25 May 1887 | Commander-in-chief, Devonport |