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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Edward Joseph Bird R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Rev. Godfrey Bird, rector of Little Witham | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 1798 | Born | ||
| 3 December 1881 | Died | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 9 September 1812 | Entered Navy | ||
| 7 November 1827 | Lieutenant | ||
| 16 August 1841 | Commander | ||
| 4 October 1843 | Captain | ||
| 6 February 1863 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 2 July 1869 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| 11 December 1875 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 14 May 1831 | Lieutenant in Galatea, commanded by Charles Napier, Portugal | ||
| 16 October 1833 | Lieutenant in Thunderer, commanded by William Furlong Wise, Sheerness | ||
| 13 February 1834 | 1836 | Lieutenant in Medea, commanded by Horatio Thomas Austin, Mediterranean | |
| 9 April 1839 | 1843 | Lieutenant in Erebus, particular service (Antartic expedition) | |
| 28 February 1848 | Captain in Investigator, particular service, in search of Sir John Franklin, together with Enterprise (Captain James Clark Ross). | ||
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