Edmund St John Garforth R.N.
Edmund St John Garforth R.N.

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Edmund St John Garforth R.N.Explanation
Son of William Garforth R.N. (1796-1870)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
1836 Born (Wiganthorpe, Yorkshire)
23 November 1871 Married Haidee (1848-1928), daughter of Edmund Cooper (1819-1878)
27 December 1920 Died (St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex)
 
DateRank
14 January 1857Lieutenant
14 September 1867Commander
18 August 1876Captain
20 June 1891Retired Rear-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
9 May 185529 February 1856Mate in Algiers, commanded by Captain Charles Talbot, Black Sea during the Russian War
14 April 185628 January 1857Mate in Vigilant, commanded by Commander William Armytage, Mediterranean
17 July 18577 May 1861Lieutenant in Pelorus, commanded by Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, East Indies and China, then Australia (during the New Zealand War)
26 February 18627 November 1863Lieutenant in Emerald, commanded by Arthur Cumming, Channel squadron
17 February 186412 June 1864Lieutenant in Princess Royal, commanded by Captain William Gore-Jones, East India and China, for service in Penguin
13 June 18649 March 1868Lieutenant and commander in Penguin, East Indies
16 April 187021 August 1873Coast Guard, Hastings
22 August 187314 November 1876Commander in Philomel, East Indies
28 December 188025 September 1883Captain in Eclipse (until paying off at Sheerness), East Indies
29 February 188431 May 1884Captain in Euphrates
21 August 188531 August 1888Captain in Rupert, Coast Guard, Hull (including summer cruise 14 June - 2 August 1886, 2 July - 21 August 1887 and 2 July - 28 August 1888)

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