Loftus Francis Jones R.N.
Loftus Francis Jones R.N.

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Loftus Francis Jones R.N.Explanation
Son of Jeremy Jones
His son Commander Loftus William Jones R.N. (1879 – 1916) received a posthumus Victoria CrossExternal link for gallantry in attacking the German Battle Cruiser Squadron in his torpedo boat destroyer H.M.S. Shark during the Battle of JutlandExternal link.
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
19 July 1836 Born (Portsmouth, Hampshire)
26 July 1877 Married Gertrude (1854-1931), daughter of gray
22 June 1912 Died
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
11 August 1855Mate
25 May 1857Lieutenant
4 October 1861Commander
4 April 1870Captain
1 January 1887Rear-Admiral
5 April 1892Vice-Admiral
26 December 1897Admiral
26 October 1899Retired Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
11 August 185524 May 1856Mate in Tribune, commanded by Captain Harry Edmond Edgell, Pacific
19 August 18565 January 1857Mate in Termagant, commanded by Henry Kellett, West Indies
6 January 185724 May 1857Acting lieutenant in Termagant, commanded by Henry Kellett, West Indies
25 May 185719 September 1857Lieutenant in Termagant, commanded by Lieutenant and commander Colin Campbell Abercrombie Kane, to return home to pay off
2 February 18588 October 1859Lieutenant in Marlborough, commanded by Captain Lord Frederick Herbert Kerr, Mediterranean
9 October 18599 May 1861Lieutenant in Impérieuse, commanded by Captain Rochfort Maguire, East Indies and China, flag lieutenant to his uncle, Lewis Tobias Jones
10 May 18613 October 1861Lieutenant in Chesapeake, commanded by Captain Rochfort Maguire, East Indies and China, flag lieutenant to his uncle, Lewis Tobias Jones
13 July 18649 October 1865Commander in Sparrow, west coast of Africa
24 December 186512 January 1868Coastguard
13 January 186813 June 1870Commander in Royalist (from commissioning at Woolwich), North America and West Indies
26 February 187525 February 1878Captain in Valorous, particular service, escort of the Arctic expedition of 1875 under Sir George Nares
24 April 187829 August 1878Captain in Prince Albert for the Particular Service fleet during the Russian war scare
6 May 18806 September 1882Captain in Garnet, south-east coast of America
25 July 188327 March 1885Captain in Belleisle, Coast Guard, Kingstown
28 March 188529 July 1886Captain in Neptune, Mediterranean
12 September 189014 September 1891 Second-in-Command, Channel Squadron, flag in AnsonExternal link commanded by Captain Bouverie Francis Clark

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