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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Robert Dawes Aldrich R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 1808 | Born | ||
| 2 June 1891 | Died (Croydon) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 22 January 1824 | Entered Navy | ||
| 7 March 1842 | Lieutenant | ||
| 11 October 1851 | Commander | ||
| 31 July 1860 | Retired Captain1) | ||
| 31 December 1876 | Retired Rear Admiral | ||
| 23 November 1881 | Retired Vice Admiral | ||
| 24 May 1887 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 7 January 1842 | 1 August 1842 | Lieutenant in Winchester, commanded by Charles Eden, flagship of Rear-Admiral Josceline Percy, Cape of Good Hoop | |
| 6 April 1846 | 5 May 1847 | Lieutenant in Apollo, commanded by William Radcliffe | |
| 5 May 1847 | 3 February 1849 | Lieutenant in Howe, commanded by James Stirling, Mediterranean, until invalided | |
| 28 February 1850 | 11 October 1851 | Lieutenant in Resolute, commanded by Horatio Thomas Austinin command of squadron (together with Assistance, Erasmus Ommanney, and two steam tenders) in search of Sir John Franklin. He was away, laying out a depôt on Sumerville Island, from 2 to 5 October 1850. In the spring, starting 15 April 1851, he was away 62 days, went over 550 miles, average rate 9½ miles a day. | |
| 11 March 1852 | 12 March 1856 | Coast guard, Banff, then Sheerness | |
| 12 March 1856 | 1 March 1859 | Commander (2ic) in Waterloo, commanded by Frederick Herbert Kerr, flagship of Vice-Admiral William Gordon, Sheerness | |
| 1 March 1859 | 1 November 1859 | Commander (2ic) in Queen Charlotte, commanded by Henry Harvey, flagship of Vice-Admiral Edward Harvey, Sheerness | |
| 1 November 1859 | 6 June 1860 | Commander (2ic) in Madagascar, commanded by Richard Dunning White, Rio de Janeiro (appointed, but unclear if actually serving) | |
| 1) | Reserved half-pay |
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