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| Louis Geneste R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Charles Geneste, of Douglas, isle of Man | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| No personal data. | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 28 June 1854 | Lieutenant | ||
| 11 April 1866 | Commander | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| August 1854 | Lieutenant in Conflict, commanded by Arthur Cumming | ||
| 1 December 1855 | Lieutenant in Victory, commanded by George Thomas Gordon, flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas John Cochrane, Portsmouth | ||
| January 1856 | 28 May 1856 | Lieutenant and commander in Herring (from commissioning at Woolwich until paying off at Sheerness) | |
| 17 June 1856 | Lieutenant in Victory, commanded by James Robert Drummond, flagship of Vice-Admiral George Francis Seymour, Portsmouth | ||
| 24 July 1856 | Lieutenant in Brunswick, commanded by Henry Broadhead, Mediterranean | ||
| 1 September 1859 | Lieutenant in Topaze, commanded by John Welbore Sunderland Spencer, Pacific | ||
| 24 February 1864 | Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Astley Cooper Key, gunnery ship, Portsmouth | ||
| 20 December 1864 | Lieutenant in Hibernia, commanded by Robert Beazley Harvey, Malta, flagship of the Admiral superintendent | ||
| 5 January 1871 | 2 September 1871 | 1) | |
| 1) | "Louis Geneste… was tried by court-martial at Devonport on Friday last on board the Impregnable, Rear Admiral Chads, president, on a charge of drunkenness, and the charge being proved, he was dismissed the service." London Standard, 3 May 1858. His Admiralty service record ADM 196/36/1249 adds "14 June 1880 refused restoration (but see papers in which W. Smith expressed his intention had he remained in office of granting it). He has a compassionate allowance of £50 a year" |
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