William Nathan Wrighte Hewett R.N.
William Nathan Wrighte Hewett R.N.
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William Nathan Wrighte Hewett R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Dr William Wrighte Hewett (1795-1843), of Billham Hall, Near Doncaster, Yorks |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
12 August 1834 | | Born (at Brighton) |
26 October 1854 | | As acting Mate of Beagle in charge of the Right Lancaster Battery before Sebastopol he prevented capture of the gun and won the Victoria Cross |
23 February 1857 | | Married Jane Emily (1843-1910), daughter of Mr T. Wood, consul for the Morea |
31 March 1874 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
13 May 1888 | | Died (Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar) |
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Date | Rank |
22 April 1847 | Entered Navy |
26 October 1854 | Lieutenant |
13 September 1858 | Commander |
24 November 1862 | Captain |
21 March 1878 | Rear-Admiral |
8 July 1884 | Vice-Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
15 December 1854 | | Act. Lieutenant commander in Beagle, Black Sea during the Russian War |
January 1856 | | Act. Lieutenant commander in Bustard |
1858 | | Commander in Viper, west coast of Africa |
3 May 1861 | 26 November 1862 | Commander in Rinaldo, North America and West Indies |
1865 | 1869 | Captain in Basilisk, China |
5 November 1869 | 1870 | Captain in Donegal (from commissioning at Portsmouth), taking Vice-Admiral Henry Kellett, and a replacement crew to relieve Vice-Admiral Henry Keppel and the crew of the flag-ship, Ocean, on the China station |
1870 | 1872 | Captain in Ocean, flagship of Vice-Admiral Henry Kellett, China |
1872 | 1873 | Captain in Devastation |
October 1873 | October 1876 | Commander-in-chief, west coast of Africa |
2 October 1873 | 16 October 1876 | Commander-in-chief, Cape of Good Hope |
4 October 1873 | 12 October 1877 | Captain in Active, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa |
May 1877 | | Captain in Achilles,Channel squadron, then Mediterranean and Sea of Marmora (during Russo-Turkish war) |
11 April 1882 | 18 May 1885 | Commander-in-chief, East Indies |
25 May 1885 | 1 July 1885 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (Junior Naval Lord) |
18 March 1886 | 17 April 1888 | Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron |