Cecil William Buckley R.N.
Cecil William Buckley R.N.

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Cecil William Buckley R.N.Explanation
Son of Joseph Buckley (1798-)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
7 October 1830 Born ( Patricroft, Lancashire)
29 May 1855 In the Sea of Azov, when serving in Miranda during the Russian War, he volunteered to land (with lieutenant Hugh Talbot Burgoyne of Swallow and gunner John Robarts of Ardent) at a beach where the Russian army were in strength. They were out of covering gunshot range of the ships offshore and met considerable enemy opposition, but managed to set fire to corn stores and ammunition dumps and destroy enemy equipment. For this he was later awarded the Victoria Cross.
30 August 1865 Married Catherine Senhouse (1843-1875), daughter of Henry Falcon (1805-1888)
7 December 1872 Died (Funchal, Madeira)
 
DateRank
1845Entered Navy
11 January 1854Lieutenant
27 February 1856Commander
15 April 1862Captain
 
Date fromDate toService
2 July 185113 September 1853Mate in Daedalus, commanded by Captain George Greville Wellesley, Pacific
14 November 185314 December 1853Mate in Royal George, commanded by Captain Henry John Codrington, the Baltic during the Russian War
25 February 18542 July 1854Lieutenant in Miranda, commanded by Captain Edmund Moubray Lyons, Black Sea during the Russian War
3 July 185513 May 1856Lieutenant and commander in Snake, Mediterranean
24 May 185623 April 1858Commander in Merlin, west coast of Africa
25 January 186017 November 1860Commander (2ic) in Forte, commanded by Captain Edward Winterton Turnour, flagship of Rear-Admiral Henry Keppel, Cape of Good Hope
18 November 186020 July 1861Commander in Persian (until paying off at Sheerness), Cape of Good Hope
5 December 18672 April 1871Captain in Pylades (from commissioning at Sheerness until paying off at Gibraltar), Pacific
1 January 187218 October 1872Captain in Valiant, Coast Guard, River Shannon (until invalided)

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