Alexander Buller R.N.
Alexander Buller R.N.

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Alexander Buller R.N.Explanation
Son of Rev Richard Buller (1804-1883)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
30 June 1834 Born (Lanreath, Cornwall, England)
3 February 1870 Married Emily Mary (c1840-1921), daughter of Henry Tritton (1815-1877)
3 October 1903 Died (Erle Hall, Plympton, Devon, England)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
12 January 1854Mate
10 April 1855Lieutenant
10 June 1863Commander
10 December 1869Captain
1 January 1887Rear-Admiral
26 March 1892Vice-Admiral
11 December 1897Admiral
30 June 1899Retired Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
12 January 18545 July 1854Mate in Star, commanded by Commander Frederick Pelham Warren, South east coast of America
6 July 18541 April 1855Mate in Royal Albert, commanded by Commander Alexander Little then Captain Thomas Sabine Pasley then William Robert Mends, Sheerness, then Mediterranean (and in the Black Sea during the Russian War)
2 April 18559 April 1855Acting Lieutenant in Princess Royal, commanded by Captain Lord Clarence Edward Paget, the Black Sea
10 April 18557 August 1856Lieutenant in Princess Royal, commanded by Captain Lord Clarence Edward Paget then Captain Lewis Tobias Jones, the Black Sea (including the blockade and bombardment of Sebastopol) during the Russian War
8 August 185624 August 1858Lieutenant in Royal Albert, commanded by Captain William Robert Mends then Captain Hon. Francis Egerton, Mediterranean
5 February 185914 July 1859Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Richard Strode Hewlett, gunnery ship, Portsmouth
15 July 185912 February 1860Lieutenant in Donegal, commanded by Captain William Fanshawe Glanville then Captain Henry Broadhead, Channel squadron
13 February 18602 April 1860Lieutenant in Forte, commanded by Captain Edward Winterton Turnour, Cape of Good Hope
28 April 186027 October 1860Lieutenant in Marlborough, commanded by Captain William Houston Stewart, Mediterranean
24 May 186110 July 1862Lieutenant in Edgar, commanded by Captain George Pechell Mends, second in command, Channel squadron then (December 1861) second in command, North America and West Indies
28 February 186325 March 1863Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Richard Strode Hewlett, gunnery ship, Portsmouth
26 March 186314 May 1863Lieutenant in Marlborough, commanded by Captain William Houston Stewart, Mediterranean
15 May 186310 June 1863Lieutenant in Magicienne, commanded by Captain William Armytage, Mediterrnean
11 February 186414 August 1867Commander (2ic) in Princess Royal, commanded by Captain William Gore-Jones, East India and China
1 April 186820 December 1869Captain in Royal Adelaide, commanded by Captain George William Preedy, Devonport, flag-ship of the Port Admiral
11 December 187428 May 1878Captain in Modeste, China
19 December 187822 August 1880Captain in Agincourt, Flag Ship of Rear-Admiral Charles Lodowick Darley Waddilove Second in Command, Channel Squadron
23 August 188024 August 1883Captain in Cambridge, Gunnery Ship, Devonport
25 August 188328 September 1883Additional Captain in Royal Adelaide, commanded by Captain Richard Carter, Devonport, flag-ship of the Port Admiral, for Committee on Torpedo Instruction
22 January 188427 March 1885Captain in Achilles, Channel Squadron
28 March 188531 December 1886Captain in PembrokeFlag Ship of the George Willes Watson , Admiral Superintendent, Chatham
10 January 188920 February 1892Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard, flag in Hibernia
21 March 189512 February 1898Commander-in-chief, China, flag in CenturionExternal link

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