Charles John Balfour R.N.
Charles John Balfour R.N.
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Charles John Balfour R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Robert Balfour |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
1814 | | Born (Putney, London, England) |
10 May 1850 | | Married (at Old Windsor, Berkshire, England) Frances Harriette Erskine (1827 - 1877), daughter of Rear-Admiral James Erskine Wemyss (1789 - 1854), a Scottish MP. |
3 February 1878 | | Died (Cannes, France) |
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Date | Rank |
16 August 1829 | Entered Navy |
23 December 1850 | Lieutenant |
3 November 1859 | Commander |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
30 November 1855 | July 1856 | Lieutenant and commander in Tickler |
4 June 1858 | | Lieutenant and commander in Drake |
(28 June 1859) | | Lieutenant and commander in Opossum, East Indies and China (including unsuccessful attack on the Peiho forts during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) |
1 January 1862 | 20 December 1864 | Commander in Trident (until paying off at Woolwich), Mediterranean |
1 July 1862 | | Commander in Winchester, Aberdeen, Royal Naval Reserve drill ship |