Alan Henry Gardner R.N.
Alan Henry Gardner R.N.
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Alan Henry Gardner R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Major General the Hon. William Henry Gardner (1774-1856) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
25 August 1817 | | Born (Colchester, Essex, England) |
3 January 1860 | | Married Amy Sophia (1836-1910), daughter of John Payne Elwes (1798-1849) |
30 July 1880 | | Died (London) |
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Date | Rank |
14 September 1832 | Entered Navy |
30 October 1841 | Lieutenant |
21 December 1848 | Commander |
10 May 1856 | Captain |
26 August 1872 | Retired Captain |
11 June 1874 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
1 February 1879 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
8 November 1841 | 30 August 1845 | Lieutenant in Aigle, commanded by Captain Lord Clarence Edward Paget, Mediterranean |
30 April 1846 | 23 January 1849 | Lieutenant in Polyphemus, commanded by Commander James Johnstone McCleverty, Channel squadron, then Mediterranean |
28 June 1851 | 20 May 1854 | Commander in Waterwitch, west coast of Africa |
(1 March 1855) | 10 May 1856 | Commander in Driver, the Baltic during the Russian War |
2 September 1861 | 21 June 1865 | Captain in Orestes (from commissioning at Sheerness until paying off at Sheerness), Cape of Good Hope |
20 April 1866 | 25 May 1867 | Captain in Victoria, flagship of Vice-Admiral Lord Clarence Edward Paget, Mediterranean |
26 May 1867 | 31 May 1869 | Captain in Caledonia (until paying off at Malta), flagship of Rear-Admiral Lord Clarence Edward Paget, Mediterranean |
1 June 1869 | 31 May 1859 | Captain in Revenge, bringing home Vice-Admiral George Rodney Mundy and the old crew of Caledonia, flagship in the Mediterranean |
14 April 1870 | 21 August 1872 | Captain in Mersey (until paying off at Plymouth), flagship, Queenstown (replaced by Revenge) |