Edward Forward Roberts R.N.
Edward Forward Roberts R.N.
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| Edward Forward Roberts R.N. | Explanation |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 23 September 1813 | | Born |
| 1845 | | Married Sophia Mary Hynes |
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
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| Date | Rank |
| 26 June 1828 | Entered Navy |
| 13 April 1833 | Mate |
| 23 November 1841 | Lieutenant |
| 8 May 1852 | Commander |
| 23 July 1864 | Retired Commander |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 13 April 1833 | 4 September 1834 | Mate in Actaeon, commanded by Captain Frederick William Grey, Mediterranean |
| 13 February 1835 | 10 May 1836 | Mate in Excellent, commanded by Captain Thomas Hastings, gunnery ship, Portsmouth |
| 11 May 1836 | 24 March 1837 | Mate in Minden, commanded by Captain Alexander Renton Sharpe, Mediterranean |
| 28 April 1837 | 15 February 1840 | Mate in Minden, commanded by Captain Alexander Renton Sharpe, Mediterranean |
| 23 February 1840 | 22 November 1841 | Mate in Inconstant, commanded by Captain Daniel Pring then Captain Frederick Thomas Michell, Mediterranean |
| 30 November 1841 | 28 March 1843 | Lieutenant in Inconstant, commanded by Captain Frederick Thomas Michell, Mediterranean |
| 2 September 1843 | 14 November 1843 | Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Thomas Hastings, gunnery ship, Portsmouth |
| 15 November 1843 | 27 December 1845 | Lieutenant in Albion, commanded by Captain Nicholas Lockyer, home station |
| 17 October 1846 | 7 December 1846 | Lieutenant in Penelope, commanded by Captain Henry Wells Giffard, coast of Ireland |
| 8 December 1846 | 8 November 1847 | Lieutenant and commander in Myrmidon, coast of Ireland |
| 9 November 1847 | 31 August 1850 | Lieutenant and commander in Porcupine, Mediterranean |
| (1861) | | Marine inspector, Dublin, for the Irish Lighthouse Commissioners |