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| Henry John Codrington R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Third son of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 17 October 1808 | Born | ||
| 9 April 1849 | Married, firstly, Helen Jane Webb, daughter of C Webb Smith, of Lyndhurst | ||
| 13 March 1867 | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) | ||
| 8 August 1869 | Married, secondly, Catherine, daughter of Henry Combe Compton, of Lyndhurst | ||
| 4 August 1877 | Died (Eaton Square, London) | ||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 21 February 1823 | Entered Navy | ||
| 12 June 1829 | Lieutenant | ||
| 20 October 1831 | Commander | ||
| 20 January 1836 | Captain | ||
| 19 March 1857 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 24 September 1863 | Vice-Admiral | ||
| 18 October 1867 | Admiral | ||
| 22 January 1877 | Admiral of the Fleet | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 12 June 1829 | Lieutenant in Victory, commanded by George Elliot, Portsmouth | ||
| 10 August 1829 | Lieutenant in Prince Regent, flagship of Henry Blackwood, the Nore | ||
| 22 April 1830 | Lieutenant in Briton, commanded by John Duff Markland, particular service | ||
| 9 June 1831 | Lieutenant in Caledonia, flagship of Edward Codrington (his father), in the Channel (as flag-lieutenant) | ||
| 6 June 1834 | 1836 | Commander in Orestes, Mediterranean | |
| 12 March 1838 | Captain in Talbot, Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria in 1840) | ||
| 13 March 1841 | 30 September 1841 | Captain in Queen, flagship of Admiral Edward Codrington (his father), Portsmouth | |
| 1 October 1841 | 1842 | Captain in St Vincent, flagship of Admiral Edward Codrington (his father), Portsmouth | |
| 16 October 1846 | May 1850 | Captain in Thetis (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off), Mediterranean | |
| 25 October 1853 | 13 February 1856 | Captain in Royal George (from commissioning at Sheerness), the Baltic during the Russian War | |
| 13 February 1856 | 13 September 1856 | Commodore in Algiers (until paying off at Portsmouth), in charge of a flotilla of gunboats | |
| 27 July 1858 | 1863 | Admiral superintendent of Malta dockyard (flag in Hibernia) | |
| 1 November 1869 | 1 November 1872 | Commander-in-chief, Devonport | |
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