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| Henry Byam Martin R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Second son of Admiral Sir Thomas Byam Martin (1773-1854) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| June 1803 | Born | ||
| 1840 | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) | ||
| 1855 | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) | ||
| 9 February 1865 | Died | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 8 October 1816 | Entered Royal Naval College | ||
| 20 March 1823 | Lieutenant | ||
| 8 April 1825 | Commander | ||
| 28 April 1827 | Captain | ||
| 13 July 1854 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 7 November 1860 | Vice-Admiral | ||
| 15 June 1864 | Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 21 November 1836 | 1 November 1841 | Captain in Carysfort, Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria in 1840) | |
| 15 November 1845 | 20 October 1848 | Captain in Grampus, Pacific | |
| 1 February 1853 | 18 October 1853 | Captain in Duke of Wellington (from commissioning), Western (Channel) squadron | |
| 25 February 1854 | 17 July 1854 | Commodore in Nile, Western (Channel) squadron, then (May) Second-in-Command in the Baltic during the Russian War | |
| 1 August 1854 | 18 October 1854 | Second-in-Command in the Baltic during the Russian War, flag in Leopard | |
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