Francis William Bennett R.N.
Francis William Bennett R.N.
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Francis William Bennett R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Vioe-Admiral Thomas Bennett |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
27 November 1830 | | Born |
5 February 1856 | | Married (at Sumerset, Bermuda) Cecilia Alexandrina (1833-1907), daughter of Jospeh Ballingall (1797-1869), superintendent of the RN dockyard at Bermuda |
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Date | Rank |
14 October 1852 | Mate |
9 November 1854 | Lieutenant |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
4 November 1852 | 21 January 1853 | Mate in Leander, commanded by Captain George St Vincent King, Mediterranean |
22 January 1853 | 8 November 1854 | Mate in Medea, commanded by Commander John Crawshay Bailey then Commander Augustus Phillimore, North America and West Indies |
26 June 1860 | 12 October 1861 | Lieutenant and commander in Bloodhound, west coast of Africa |
17 June 1862 | 9 December 1862 | Additional Lieutenant in Euryalus, commanded by John James Steven Josling, flagship of Rear-Admiral Augustus Leopold Kuper, East Indies and China, for disposal |
10 December 1862 | 1 June 1864 | Lieutenant and commander in Grasshopper, East Indies and China |