William Henry Cuming R.N.
William Henry Cuming R.N.

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William Henry Cuming R.N.Explanation
Son of Willian Bennett Cuming (1802-1886)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
26 May 1832 Born (Plymouth, Devon)
1871 Married firstly Marion (1845-1873), daughter of T Harby
8 July 1875 Married secondly Mary (1847), daughter of William P Beech
8 May 1896 Died
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
26 January 1853Mate
6 August 1855Lieutenant
21 November 1864Commander
4 April 1870Captain
6 April 1887Rear-Admiral
13 June 1887Retired Rear-Admiral
9 August 1892Retired Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
26 January 18535 August 1855Mate in Hogue, commanded by Captain William Ramsay, guard ship, Devonport, then (1854) the Baltic during the Russian War
6 August 185531 December 1855Lieutenant and commander in Badger, the Baltic (as tender to Hogue), during the Russian War
14 January 185618 July 1856Lieutenant and commander in Lark
19 September 185611 December 1858Lieutenant in Curlew, commanded by Commander William Horton, Mediterranean
7 June 185926 April 1862Lieutenant in Trafalgar, commanded by Captain Edward Gennys Fanshawe then Captain John Bourmaster Dickson, Channel squadron
30 September 186312 September 1864Lieutenant in Barrosa, commanded by Captain William Montagu Dowell, China (including the bombardment of Simonoseki)
13 September 186420 November 1864Acting Commander in Perseus, commanded by Commander Augustus John Kingston, China
21 November 186422 March 1865Commander in Perseus, China
6 November 186525 February 1867Coastguard
26 February 186717 July 1869Commander in Narcissus, commanded by Captain John Crawford Wilson, South Ameirca
1 November 186916 April 1870Commander in Implacable, training ship for boys, Devonport
20 April 187522 April 1878Captain in Euphrates
24 February 18801 May 1881Captain in Curacoa (from commissioning at Plymouth), China
2 May 188113 June 1884Commodore in Victor Emmanuel, receiving ship, Homg Komg
31 March 188520 April 1887Captain in Royal Adelaide, Devonport, flag-ship of the Port Admiral

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