John Richard Alexander R.N.
John Richard Alexander R.N.
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John Richard Alexander R.N. | Explanation |
Only son of Admiral Thomas Alexander (1790-1843) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
1829 | | Born (Fareham, Hampshire) |
1853 | | Married Jane Letitia Troubridge Bruce (born about 1823), only daughter of Henry William Bruce at Sierra Leone |
19 January 1869 | | Died (Dublin) |
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Date | Rank |
30 November 1850 | Lieutenant |
28 May 1858 | Commander |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
11 March 1851 | 17 March 1854 | Lieutenant in Penelope, commanded by Henry Lyster, flagship of Commodore Henry William Bruce, west coast of Africa (acting flag-lieutenant, then flag-lieutenant) |
6 May 1854 | 28 November 1854 | Lieutenant in Impregnable, flagship of Admiral Sir William Parker, Devonport (acting flag-lieutenant) |
29 November 1854 | 27 July 1855 | Lieutenant in President, commanded by Stephen Grenville Fremantle, flagship of Rear-Admiral Henry William Bruce, Pacific (flag-lieutenant) |
28 July 1855 | 26 May 1858 | Lieutenant in Monarch (until paying off at Sheerness), commanded by George Edwin Patey, flagship of Rear-Admiral Henry William Bruce, Pacific (flag-lieutenant) including activities on the Russian coast during the Russian war. |
29 August 1860 | 16 August 1861 | Commander in Ariel (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off), Cape of Good Hope |
17 August 1861 | 3 January 1862 | Commander in Lyra (until paying off at Portsmouth), Cape of Good Hope |