John Fane Charles Hamilton R.N.
John Fane Charles Hamilton R.N.
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John Fane Charles Hamilton R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Col. John Potter Hamilton (1778 - 1873) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
28 September 1820 | | Born (Hildersham, Cambridgeshire) |
1855 | | Married Laura Parry |
29 April 1864 | | Killed at the Gate Pah while serviving (as Captain of Esk) with the Naval Brigade during the New Zealand War |
The town of Hamilton, New Zealand, is named after him |
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Date | Rank |
8 March 1844 | Lieutenant |
27 November 1854 | Commander |
26 February 1858 | Captain |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
6 May 1856 | 19 July 1858 | Commander in Elk (from commissioning at Chatham), East Indies and China during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) |
22 May 1863 | 29 April 1864 | Captain in Esk (from commissioning at Portsmouth), New Zealand (until Hamilton was killed) |