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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| William Andrew James Heath R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of John Benjamin Heath (1790-1879) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 19 January 1820 | Born (London) | ||
| 27 April 1865 | Married Ella Mary (1837-1887), daughter of Edward Hale (1806-1870) | ||
| 1873 | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) | ||
| 21 December 1903 | Died (Belgrave Road, London) | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 1832 | Entered Navy | ||
| 4 December 1839 | Mate | ||
| 26 November 1844 | Lieutenant | ||
| 10 May 1856 | Commander | ||
| 30 January 1861 | Captain | ||
| 1 April 1870 | Retired Captain | ||
| 1 August 1877 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 4 December 1839 | 11 June 1842 | Mate in Pique, commanded by Captain Edward Boxer then Captain Richard Augustus Yates then Captain Henry Forbes, North America and West Indies and (in 1840) the Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria) then North America and West Indies | |
| 30 June 1842 | 25 November 1844 | Mate in Pique, commanded by Captain Henry Forbes then Captain Montagu Stopford, North America and West Indies | |
| 13 December 1844 | 26 January 1845 | Lieutenant in Pique, commanded by Captain Montagu Stopford, North America and West Indies | |
| 27 January 1845 | 20 January 1847 | Lieutenant in Hyacinth, commanded by Commander Francis Scott, North America and West Indies | |
| 30 April 1847 | 12 July 1850 | Lieutenant in Howe, commanded by Captain James Stirling, Mediterranean | |
| 18 February 1854 | 22 April 1855 | Lieutenant in St George, commanded by Captain Harry Eyres, particular service | |
| 23 April 1854 | 23 February 1855 | Lieutenant and commander in Otter, the Baltic during the Russian War | |
| 24 February 1855 | 6 February 1856 | Lieutenant and commander in Medusa, the Black Sea during the Russian War | |
| (7 February 1856) | 17 May 1856 | Lieutenant and commander in Shamrock | |
| 20 April 1857 | 30 July 1859 | Commander in Assistance | |
| 31 July 1859 | 2 January 1860 | Commander in Fury, East Indies and China | |
| 3 January 1860 | 29 January 1861 | Acting Captain in Highflyer (until paying off at Portsmouth), East Indies and China | |
| 30 January 1861 | 31 May 1861 | Captain in Highflyer, East Indies and China | |
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