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| Francis Arden Close R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of the Very Rev. Francis Close (1797-1882), founder of Cheltenham College | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 28 February 1829 | Born (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) | ||
| 8 May 1851 | Married, firstly, Mary Henrietta (1830-1852) daugher of George Hebden | ||
| 16 April 1863 | Married, secondly, Fanny Paulina King (1842-1903), daughter of W. Kräutler | ||
| 25 August 1918 | Died (Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 30 May 1850 | Lieutenant | ||
| 29 August 1854 | Commander | ||
| 9 July 1861 | Captain | ||
| 5 August 1877 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 6 May 1882 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| 15 July 1887 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 20 August 1848 | 9 December 1848 | Mate in Ringdove, commanded by Commander Edward Augustus Inglefield, East Indies | |
| 10 December 1848 | 5 April 1850 | Mate in Hastings, commanded by Captain James William Morgan, East Indies | |
| 21 September 1850 | 5 June 1851 | Lieutenant in Hecate, commanded by Commander George Sumner Hand, particular service | |
| 11 December 1851 | 17 September 1854 | Lieutenant in Blenheim, commanded by Captain William Honeyman Henderson then Frederick Thomas Pelham, guard ship, Portsmouth | |
| 26 January 1856 | 6 November 1857 | Commander in Mohawk, Portsmouth, including 1856 'Grand Naval Review' | |
| 24 November 1856 | 12 November 1859 | Commander in Trident, west coast of Africa | |
| 1901 | Sherrif of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | ||
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