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| George Rodney Mundy R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of General Godfrey Basil Mundy (died 1848) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 19 April 1805 | Born (London) | ||
| 23 June 1859 | C.B. (Companion of the Bath). | ||
| 10 November 1862 | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath). | ||
| 2 July 1877 | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) | ||
| 23 December 1884 | Died (London) | ||
| According to the DNB 'Mundy was known in the navy for his strict observance of old-fashioned etiquette and for a certain pomposity of demeanour, springing partly from the high value he placed on his rank and partly from his pride of birth as the grandson of Lord Rodney'. | |||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 5 February 1818 | Entered Royal Naval College | ||
| 4 February 1826 | Lieutenant | ||
| 25 August 1828 | Commander | ||
| 10 January 1837 | Captain | ||
| 30 July 1857 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 15 December 1863 | Vice-Admiral | ||
| 26 May 1869 | Admiral | ||
| 19 April 1875 | Retired Admiral | ||
| 27 December 1877 | Retired Admiral of the Fleet | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 19 December 1819 | 1821 | Volunteer in Phaeton | |
| 1822 | Midshipman in Euryalus in Mediterranean | ||
| 18?? | Midshipman in Blanche | ||
| 182? | April 1824 | Midshipman in Rochfort in Mediterranean | |
| 18?? | Midshipman in Wellesley | ||
| 18?? | Midshipman in Jaseur | ||
| 18?? | Midshipman in Thetis | ||
| 18?? | Midshipman in Blanche | ||
| 18?? | Midshipman in Cambridge | ||
| 1826 | 25 September 1827 | Lieutenant in Eclair in South America | |
| 5 February 1828 | 25 August 1828 | Lieutenant in Victory at Portsmouth | |
| 5 February 1828 | 25 August 1828 | Lieutenant in Challanger off Lisbon | |
| 5 February 1828 | 25 August 1828 | Lieutenant in Pyramus off Lisbon | |
| 29 August 1833 | 9 January 1837 | Commander in Favourite in Mediterranean | |
| 4 October 1842 | 15 August 1843 | Captain in Iris (until paying off at Portsmouth), west coast of Africa | |
| 18 October 1843 | August 1847 | Captain in Iris (from commissioning at Portsmouth), India and China; in co-operation with 'Rajah' Brooke against the Borneo pirates | |
| 28 June 1851 | January 1852 | Captain in London, flagship of Vice-Admiral Joeceline Percy, Sheerness | |
| (January 1852) | 1 April 1852 | Captain in Waterloo, flagship of Vice-Admiral Joscelin Percy, Sheerness | |
| 1 April 1852 | 16 April 1853 | Captain in London, Sheerness | |
| 17 July 1854 | 20 April 1857 | Captain in Nile (until paying off at Plymouth), the Baltic during the Russian War, then West Indies | |
| 28 April 1859 | 1860 | Second in command, Mediterranean (flag in Hannibal) | |
| 1861 | Commander of detached squadron on Syrian coast | ||
| 10 January 1867 | 30 June 1869 | Commander-in-chief, North America and West Indies (flag in Royal Alfred) | |
| 1 March 1872 | 1 March 1875 | Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth | |
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