James Edward Hunter R.N.
James Edward Hunter R.N.
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James Edward Hunter R.N. | Explanation |
Second son of Commander Hugh Hunter |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
11 March 1834 | | Born |
28 November 1877 | | Married Elizabeth Letitia, daughter of Rev. the Hon. Thomas Orde-Powlett |
1924 | | Published 'Ups and Downs of a Sailor' |
18 October 1932 | | Died (St Leonards), being the oldest executive officer of the Royal Navy at the time |
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Date | Rank |
28 March 1854 | Mate |
22 December 1855 | Lieutenant |
16 August 1863 | Commander |
1 January 1873 | Retired Captain |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
21 April 1856 | | Lieutenant in Retribution, China |
24 January 1862 | 16 August 1863 | Lieutenant in Euryalus, flagship of Rear-Admiral Augustus Leopold Kuper, East Indies and China (including the bombardment of Kagoshima ("Anglo-Satsuma War")) |
16 August 1863 | 12 September 1864 | Commander (2ic) in Euryalus, commanded by John Hobhouse Inglis Alexander, China |
12 September 1864 | | Commander (2ic) in Euryalus, China |
29 April 1866 | 10 July 1866 | Commander in Amazon (from commissioning at Plymouth), Devonport, until she collided at night with SS Osprey (Cork Steam Packet Co, Liverpool to Antwerp) off the Start, English Channel en route from Portsmouth to Halifax; 10 fatalities in Osprey) |
(April 1868) | April 1874 | Commander in Vestal (until paying off at Bermuda), west coast of Africa, then (January 1869) North America and West Indies |
1873 | | Involved, together with Sir Charles Bright in cable-laying in the West Indies |