William Arthur R.N.
William Arthur R.N.

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William Arthur R.N.Explanation
Son of Rev. James Arthur (1797-1878)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
4 July 1830 Born (Atherington, Devon)
31 May 1854 Married Louisa Bond (1821-1855)
1877 Married Mary Jane Eliza (1839-1915), daughter of Lt. Gen. William Abraham Le Mesurier (1782-1877)
1881 C.B. (Companion of the Bath)
15 November 1886 Died (Egham, Surrey)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
July 1845Entered Navy
1 September 1851Mate
8 March 1854Lieutenant
1 April 1861Commander
15 April 1867Captain
30 March 1885Retired Rear-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
20 March 185412 February 1856Lieutenant in Hannibal, commanded by Captain Frederick William Grey then Captain John Charles Dalrymple Hay, in the fleet conveying 10,000 French troops to the Öland Islands, then the Black Sea during the Russian War
7 March 185612 June 1856Lieutenant and commander in Manly (until paying off at Sheerness)
17 June 18568 August 1856Lieutenant in Edinburgh, commanded by Captain Richard Strode Hewlett, the Baltic during the Russian War
9 August 185612 March 1857Lieutenant in Cambridge, commanded by Captain Richard Strode Hewlett then Captain Arthur William Jerningham, gunnery ship, Devonport
13 March 185715 June 1858Lieutenant and commander in Drake, China
16 June 185827 November 1860Lieutenant and commander in Algerine, China
28 November 18601 December 1860Additional Lieutenant in Chesapeake, commanded by Captain George Ommaney Willes, China
2 December 186031 March 1861Acting Commander in Nimrod, China
1 April 18611 August 1861Commander in Nimrod, China
2 June 186315 March 1864Commander in Landrail (until paying off at Woolwich), West Iindies
3 April 186420 April 1867Commander (2ic) in Excellent, commanded by Captain Astley Cooper Key then Captain Arthur William Acland Hood, gunnery ship, Portsmouth
31 August 187118 May 1875Captain in Iron Duke (until paying off at Plymouth), flagship of Vice-Admiral Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell, Hong Kong
26 April 187630 June 1879Captain in Vernon, torpedo school, Portmouth
1 December 187915 March 1882Naval Attache in Washington
28 November 18823 April 1885Captain in Hector, Ship of First Reserve, Coast Guard, Southampton Water (including summer cruises 12 June-26 July 1883 and 13 June - 28 July 1884)

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