Alexander Buller R.N.
Alexander Buller R.N.
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Alexander Buller R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Rev Richard Buller (1804-1883) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
30 June 1834 | | Born (Lanreath, Cornwall, England) |
3 February 1870 | | Married Emily Mary (c1840-1921), daughter of Henry Tritton (1815-1877) |
3 October 1903 | | Died (Erle Hall, Plympton, Devon, England) |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
12 January 1854 | Mate |
10 April 1855 | Lieutenant |
10 June 1863 | Commander |
10 December 1869 | Captain |
1 January 1887 | Rear-Admiral |
26 March 1892 | Vice-Admiral |
11 December 1897 | Admiral |
30 June 1899 | Retired Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
12 January 1854 | 5 July 1854 | Mate in Star, commanded by Commander Frederick Pelham Warren, South east coast of America |
6 July 1854 | 1 April 1855 | Mate in Royal Albert, commanded by Commander Alexander Little then Captain Thomas Sabine Pasley then William Robert Mends, Sheerness, then Mediterranean (and in the Black Sea during the Russian War) |
2 April 1855 | 9 April 1855 | Acting Lieutenant in Princess Royal, commanded by Captain Lord Clarence Edward Paget, the Black Sea |
10 April 1855 | 7 August 1856 | Lieutenant in Princess Royal, commanded by Captain Lord Clarence Edward Paget then Captain Lewis Tobias Jones, the Black Sea (including the blockade and bombardment of Sebastopol) during the Russian War |
8 August 1856 | 24 August 1858 | Lieutenant in Royal Albert, commanded by Captain William Robert Mends then Captain Hon. Francis Egerton, Mediterranean |
5 February 1859 | 14 July 1859 | Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Richard Strode Hewlett, gunnery ship, Portsmouth |
15 July 1859 | 12 February 1860 | Lieutenant in Donegal, commanded by Captain William Fanshawe Glanville then Captain Henry Broadhead, Channel squadron |
13 February 1860 | 2 April 1860 | Lieutenant in Forte, commanded by Captain Edward Winterton Turnour, Cape of Good Hope |
28 April 1860 | 27 October 1860 | Lieutenant in Marlborough, commanded by Captain William Houston Stewart, Mediterranean |
24 May 1861 | 10 July 1862 | Lieutenant in Edgar, commanded by Captain George Pechell Mends, second in command, Channel squadron then (December 1861) second in command, North America and West Indies |
28 February 1863 | 25 March 1863 | Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Richard Strode Hewlett, gunnery ship, Portsmouth |
26 March 1863 | 14 May 1863 | Lieutenant in Marlborough, commanded by Captain William Houston Stewart, Mediterranean |
15 May 1863 | 10 June 1863 | Lieutenant in Magicienne, commanded by Captain William Armytage, Mediterrnean |
11 February 1864 | 14 August 1867 | Commander (2ic) in Princess Royal, commanded by Captain William Gore-Jones, East India and China |
1 April 1868 | 20 December 1869 | Captain in Royal Adelaide, commanded by Captain George William Preedy, Devonport, flag-ship of the Port Admiral |
11 December 1874 | 28 May 1878 | Captain in Modeste, China |
19 December 1878 | 22 August 1880 | Captain in Agincourt, Flag Ship of Rear-Admiral Charles Lodowick Darley Waddilove Second in Command, Channel Squadron |
23 August 1880 | 24 August 1883 | Captain in Cambridge, Gunnery Ship, Devonport |
25 August 1883 | 28 September 1883 | Additional Captain in Royal Adelaide, commanded by Captain Richard Carter, Devonport, flag-ship of the Port Admiral, for Committee on Torpedo Instruction |
22 January 1884 | 27 March 1885 | Captain in Achilles, Channel Squadron |
28 March 1885 | 31 December 1886 | Captain in PembrokeFlag Ship of the George Willes Watson , Admiral Superintendent, Chatham |
10 January 1889 | 20 February 1892 | Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard, flag in Hibernia |
21 March 1895 | 12 February 1898 | Commander-in-chief, China, flag in Centurion |