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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Edwin Charles Symons R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of William Henry Symons R.N. (1783-1851) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 10 May 1827 | Born (Plymouth, Devon) | ||
| 5 August 1857 | Married Emily (1838-), daughter of John Pollard R.N. (1786-1868) | ||
| 5 November 1897 | Died (Plymouth, Devon) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 15 November 1847 | Mate | ||
| 15 February 1848 | Lieutenant | ||
| 6 August 1860 | Commander | ||
| 20 May 1873 | Retired Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 15 November 1847 | 16 March 1848 | Mate in President, commanded by Captain William Pearse Stanley, Cape of Good Hope | |
| 17 March 1848 | 10 November 1848 | Lieutenant in Rosamond, commanded by Commander John Foote, Cape of Good Hope and later Mediterranean | |
| 23 November 1849 | 13 October 1852 | Lieutenant in Terrible, commanded by Captain James Hope, Mediterranean | |
| 18 January 1853 | 29 January 1854 | Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Henry Ducie Chads, gunnery ship, Portsmouth | |
| 30 January 1854 | 11 January 1856 | Lieutenant in James Watt, commanded by Captain George Elliot, the Baltic during the Russian War | |
| 12 January 1856 | 16 June 1856 | Lieutenant and commander in Charger (until paying off at Portsmouth) | |
| 29 August 1856 | 17 June 1857 | Lieutenant in Colossus, commanded by Captain Thomas Sparke Thompson, particular service | |
| 17 July 1857 | 21 May 1858 | Lieutenant in Chesapeake, commanded by Commodore Rundle Burges Watson, East Indies and China | |
| 22 May 1858 | 8 September 1859 | Acting Commander in Roebuck, East Indies and China (Red Sea) | |
| 9 September 1859 | 26 January 1861 | Lieutenant and commander in Coromandel, tender to Chesapeake | |
| 13 March 1862 | 12 March 1863 | Commander in Lee (from commissioning at Sheerness), west coast of Africa | |
| 24 September 1863 | 6 October 1863 | Inspecting Commander, Coast Guard | |
| 9 October 1863 | 30 October 1866 | Commander (2ic) in Indus, commanded by William Edmonstone, flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds, flagship of the Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard | |
| 11 July 1867 | 31 July 1870 | Commander in Eagle, Royal Naval Reserve drill ship, Liverpool | |
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