Charles Farrell Hillyar R.N.
Charles Farrell Hillyar R.N.

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Charles Farrell Hillyar R.N.Explanation
Son of Rear-Admiral James Hillyar (1769-1843)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
1817 Born (Totnes, Devon)
21 June 1887 K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath)
14 December 1888 Died (Torpoint, Cornwall)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
 
DateRank
18 March 1831Entered Navy
17 March 1837Mate
24 March 1842Lieutenant
15 May 1848Commander
20 February 1852Captain
24 May 1867Rear-Admiral
29 May 1873Vice-Admiral
26 September 1878Admiral
9 June 1882Retired Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
13 May 18427 February 1843Lieutenant in Caledonia, commanded by Captain Alexander Milne, Plymouth
12 May 18433 September 1846Lieutenant in Tyne, commanded by William Nugent Glascock, Mediterranean
4 September 18466 April 1848Lieutenant in Amazon, commanded by James John Stopford, Mediterranean
1 January 18491 July 1851Commander (2ic) in Centaur, commanded by Captain Claude Henry Mason Buckle, flagship of Commodore Arthur Fanshawe, west coast of Africa
7 August 185115 April 1852Commander (2ic) in Penelope, commanded by Captain Henry Lyster, flagship of Commodore Henry William Bruce, west coast of Africa
16 April 18521 June 1852Additional Commander in Penelope, commanded by Captain Henry Lyster, west coast of Africa, on passage
16 December 185428 March 1855Captain in Malacca, particular service
9 June 185522 May 1857Captain in Gladiator, Mediterranean, and the Black Sea during the Russian War
18 November 185915 December 1863Captain in Queen (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off at Portsmouth), Mediterranean
14 June 186528 July 1865Commodore in Octavia, Commander-in-Chief East Indies and Cape of Good Hope
29 July 18657 September 1865Additional Captian in , on passage
9 July 187221 October 1873Commander-in-chief, Pacific, flag in Repulse
1 September 18773 February 1879Commander-in-chief, China, flag in Audacious

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