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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 Compton Aitchison R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Robert Aitchison R.N. (1795-1861) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 7 January 1844 | Born (Bartley, Hampshire) | ||
| 15 May 1889 | Married Constance Fanny (1858-1924), daughter of Frederick Astell Lushington, Baronet (1815-1892) | ||
| 6 September 1901 | Died (Lyndhurst, Hampshire) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 27 January 1865 | Sub-Lieutenant | ||
| 7 March 1867 | Lieutenant | ||
| 2 November 1872 | Commander | ||
| 31 December 1880 | Captain | ||
| 28 June 1889 | Retired Captain | ||
| 11 March 1896 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 14 May 1857 | 8 July 1859 | Naval cadet in Ganges, commanded by Captain John Fulford, Pacific | |
| 9 July 1859 | 15 May 1861 | Midshipman in Ganges, commanded by Captain John Fulford, Pacific | |
| 16 May 1861 | 4 February 1863 | Midshipman in Nile, commanded by Captain Edward King Barnard, North America and West Indies | |
| 5 February 1863 | 14 March 1863 | Midshipman in Spiteful, commanded by Commander William Charles Fahie Wilson, North America and West Indies | |
| 15 March 1863 | 26 October 1864 | Midshipman in Defence, commanded by Captain Augustus Phillimore, Channel squadron | |
| 27 October 1864 | 26 January 1865 | Acting Sub-Lieutenant in Defence, commanded by Captain Augustus Phillimore, Channel squadron | |
| 27 January 1865 | 9 June 1866 | Sub-Lieutenant in Defence, commanded by Captain Augustus Phillimore, Channel squadron | |
| 10 June 1866 | 6 March 1867 | Sub-Lieutenant in Endymion, commanded by Captain Charles Wake, Mediterranean | |
| 7 March 1867 | 7 January 1869 | Lieutenant in Arethusa, commanded by Captain Reginald John James George Macdonald then Captain Robert Coote, Mediterranean | |
| 8 January 1869 | 18 February 1869 | Carried on the books of Agincourt for paid leave | |
| 16 September 1869 | 17 November 1871 | Lieutenant in Bristol, commanded by Captain Frederick William Wilson then Captain Walter Cecil Talbot, naval cadet training ship, with the 1869 Flying squadron until 2 August 1869 (left squadron at Bahia) | |
| 18 November 1871 | 1 November 1872 | Lieutenant in Royal Adelaide, commanded by Captain Trevenen Penrose Coode, Devonport, flag lieutenant to Admiral Sir Henry John Codrington | |
| 4 July 1874 | 2 July 1875 | Coast Guard, Padstow | |
| 3 July 1875 | 30 June 1879 | Commander in Pert, North America and West Indies | |
| 27 March 1882 | 11 September 1884 | Captain in Swiftsure, flagship of Rear-Admiral Algernon McLennan Lyons on the Pacific station | |
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