William Codrington R.N.
William Codrington R.N.

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William Codrington R.N.Explanation
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
21 February 1832 Born
1879 Married Mary Auber (1855-1930), daughter of Benjamin Auber Leach (1822-1855) and Emily Danvers (1828-1913)
April 1880 C.B. (Companion of the Bath), Civil branch
18831886Naval aide de camp to Queen Victoria
29 July 1888 Died (Shrublands, Tunbridge Wells)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
13 July 1853Mate
31 October 1855Lieutenant
29 July 1864Commander
1 June 1869Captain
12 April 1886Rear-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
7 February 185618 March 1856Lieutenant in Fisgard, commanded by Commander John Shepherd, Woolwich
19 March 185613 September 1856Lieutenant and commander in Leveret
14 September 185620 September 1856Additional Lieutenant in Victory, commanded by Captain George Henry Seymour, Portsmouth
27 September 185622 February 1858Lieutenant in Cambridge, commanded by Captain Richard Strode Hewlett, gunnery ship, Devonport
23 February 185719 November 1860Lieutenant in Euryalus, commanded by Captain George Ramsay then Captain John Walter Tarleton, the Baltic during the Russian War, then (1856) North America and West Indies
20 December 18606 August 1864Lieutenant in Narcissus, commanded by Captain Richard Hawkins Risk then Captain Joseph Grant Bickford, Cape of Good Hope (and Acting Commander during a number of periods)
10 September 18644 November 1864Commander (2ic) in Warrior, commanded by Captain Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, Channel squadron
5 November 18647 August 1867Commander (2ic) in Victoria, commanded by Captain James Graham Goodenough, Mediteranean
14 November 186731 May 1869Commander (2ic) in Caledonia, commanded by Captain Alan Henry Gardner, Mediterranean
1 June 186930 June 1869Additional Commander in Revenge, commanded by Captain Alan Henry Gardner, bringing home Vice-Admiral George Rodney Mundy and the old crew of Caledonia, flagship in the Mediterranean
1 December 18708 October 1872Captain in Narcissus (until paying off at Plymouth), flagship of the Flying squadron
17 January 187431 March 1875Captain in Lord Warden, flagship of Vice-Admiral James Robert Drummond, Mediterranean
1 April 187523 February 1876Captain in Hercules, flagship of Vice-Admiral James Robert Drummond, Mediterranean
26 March 187631 March 1876Additional Captain in Fisgard, for service on shore
1 April 18764 June 1880Private secretary to First Lord of the Admiralty, George Ward Hunt, then (August 1877) William Henry Smith
31 August 188020 June 1881Captain in Asia, and Captain of the Steam Reserve, Portsmouth
21 June 18815 April 1883Captain in Excellent, gunnery ship, Portsmouth and from December 1882: Director of Naval Ordnance
6 April 18832 July 1885Captain in Duncan, and Captain-superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard
3 July 188515 February 1886Commissioner of the Admiralty (Junior Naval Lord)
1 May 18861 November 1887Admiral-Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard, flag in Pembroke

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