Edward Boxer R.N.
Edward Boxer R.N.
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Edward Boxer R.N. | Explanation |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
1784 | | Born (Dover) |
18 December 1840 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) for service off Syria |
4 June 1855 | | Died (of cholera at Balaklava) |
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
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Date | Rank |
1 July 1798 | Entered Navy |
8 January 1807 | Lieutenant |
1 March 1815 | Commander |
23 June 1823 | Captain |
5 March 1853 | Rear-Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
6 September 1822 | 23 June 1823 | Commander in Sparrowhawk, Halifax |
1 July 1824 | | Coast Guard |
23 February 1827 | July 1830 | Commander in Hussar, flagship of Charles Ogle, Halifax |
3 August 1837 | August 1841 | Captain in Pique, North America, West Indies and (in 1840) the Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria) |
20 August 1843 | 5 March 1853 | Resident Agent for Transport and Harbour-Master, Quebec |
May 1854 | December 1854 | Port-admiral at Constantinople |
December 1854 | 4 June 1855 | Superintendent at Balaklava (until he died) |