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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Henry Cooke Harston R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Samuel Richard Harston (1783-1864) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 27 June 1813 | Born (London) | ||
| 15 June 1847 | Married Alicia (1822-1894), daughter of Ref. John Eagles (1783-1855) | ||
| June 1897 | Died | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 16 August 1826 | Entered Navy | ||
| 26 October 1840 | Lieutenant | ||
| 6 December 1845 | Commander | ||
| 27 June 1868 | Retired Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 26 October 1840 | 1841 | Lieutenant in Albert, commanded by Henry Dundas Trotter, west coast of Africa (1841 Niger expedition) | |
| 15 April 1842 | Lieutenant in Philomel, commanded by Bartholomew James Sulivan, south-east coast of America | ||
| 25 January 1845 | Lieutenant in Eclair, commanded by Walter Grimston Bucknall Estcourt, west coast of Africa | ||
| 16 September 1845 | 13 November 1845 | Acting Commander in Eclair (until paying off at Sheerness), west coast of Africa (after the ship was struck by fever, which ultimately killed 71 of the 146 men on board) | |
| 23 July 1857 | Commander (2ic) in St Vincent, commanded by Alexander Milne, flagship of Admiral Charles Ogle, Portsmouth | ||
| 1 April 1859 | 23 May 1861 | Commander in Illustrious, guard ship of Sailing Ordinary, Portsmouth | |
| 1862 | Admiralty agent in steamship Jeddo | ||
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