| Edward Alverne Bolitho R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Thomas Simon Bolitho (1808-1887) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 20 December 1842 | Born (Penzance, Cornwall) | ||
| 29 December 1880 | Married Catherine Johns (1856-1922), daughter of William Bolitho (1815-1895) | ||
| 26 September 1908 | Died (Exeter, Devon) | ||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 5 December 1857 | Naval cadet | ||
| 19 September 1859 | Midshipman | ||
| 17 March 1864 | Sub-Lieutenant | ||
| 21 April 1866 | Lieutenant | ||
| 9 December 1879 | Commander | ||
| 23 December 1892 | Retired Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 5 December 1857 | 18 June 1858 | Naval cadet in Illustrious, commanded by Captain Robert Harris, training ship, Portsmouth | |
| 19 June 1858 | 18 September 1859 | Naval cadet in Renown, commanded by Captain Arthur Forbes, Channel squadron (from 7 to 10 August 1858 flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles Howe Fremantle, then (May 1859) Mediterrenean | |
| 19 September 1859 | 25 September 1861 | Midshipman in Renown, commanded by Captain Arthur Forbes, Mediterrenean | |
| 26 September 1861 | 30 April 1863 | Midshipman in Satellite, commanded by Captain John Ormsby Johnson then Captain Stephen Smith Lowther Crofton, south east coast of America | |
| 1 May 1863 | 16 June 1863 | Acting Lieutenant in Triton, south east coast of America | |
| 17 June 1863 | 16 March 1864 | Midshipman in Satellite, commanded by Captain Stephen Smith Lowther Crofton, south east coast of America | |
| 17 March 1864 | 8 September 1864 | Sub-Lieutenant in Satellite, commanded by Captain Stephen Smith Lowther Crofton, south east coast of America | |
| 9 September 1864 | 20 October 1864 | Sub-Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Astley Cooper Key, and superintendent of the Royal Naval College | |
| 21 June 1865 | 21 August 1865 | Sub-Lieutenant in Curacoa, commanded by William Saltonstall Wiseman, Australian station | |
| 22 August 1865 | 23 April 1866 | Sub-Lieutenant in Eclipse, commanded by Commander Hon. Edmund Robert Fremantle, Australian station | |
| 24 April 1866 | 9 February 1867 | Lieutenant in Eclipse, commanded by Commander Hon. Edmund Robert Fremantle, Australia | |
| 24 July 1867 | 1 September 1867 | Lieutenant in Liffey, commanded by Captain John Ormsby Johnson, south coast of Ireland | |
| 2 September 1867 | 22 April 1868 | Transport officer | |
| 8 January 1869 | 11 June 1869 | Lieutenant in Penelope, commanded by Captain Francis Marten, Channel squadron | |
| 12 June 1869 | 31 August 1871 | Lieutenant in Agincourt, commanded by Captain Elphinstone D'Oyly D'Auvergne Aplin then Captain Hon. Henry Carr Glyn then Captain Henry Hamilton Beamish, Channel squadron | |
| 10 November 1871 | 20 April 1872 | Lieutenant in Jumna, commanded by Captain Frederick William Richards | |
| 21 April 1872 | 4 February 1873 | Lieutenant in Minotaur, commanded by Captain Robert Gibson, flagship of Rear-Admiral Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby, Channel squadron | |
| 18 February 1877 | 1 May 1877 | Lieutenant in Himalaya, commanded by Captain Edward White | |
| 2 May 1877 | 19 June 1877 | Lieutenant in Duke of Wellington, commanded by Captain Walter Cecil Talbot, flagship of the port admiral, Portsmouth, for special leave | |
| 14 November 1877 | 2 January 1880 | Lieutenant in Resistance, commanded by Captain Sholto Douglas then Captain Arthur Thomas Thrupp, Coast Guard, Liverpool | |
| 18 October 1882 | 14 June 1884 | Commander in Dragon. East Indies | |
| 23 February 1888 | 22 December 1892 | Coast Guard | |
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