George Rodney Mundy R.N.
George Rodney Mundy R.N.
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George Rodney Mundy R.N. | Explanation |
Son of General Godfrey Basil Mundy (died 1848) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
19 April 1805 | | Born (London) |
23 June 1859 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath). |
10 November 1862 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath). |
2 July 1877 | | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) |
23 December 1884 | | Died (London) |
According to the DNB 'Mundy was known in the navy for his strict observance of old-fashioned etiquette and for a certain pomposity of demeanour, springing partly from the high value he placed on his rank and partly from his pride of birth as the grandson of Lord Rodney'. |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
5 February 1818 | Entered Royal Naval Colle |
4 February 1826 | Lieutenant |
25 August 1828 | Commander |
10 January 1837 | Captain |
30 July 1857 | Rear-Admiral |
15 December 1863 | Vice-Admiral |
26 May 1869 | Admiral |
19 April 1875 | Retired Admiral |
27 December 1877 | Retired Admiral of the Fl |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
19 December 1819 | 1821 | Volunteer in Phaeton |
1822 | | Midshipman in Euryalus in Mediterranean |
18?? | | Midshipman in Blanche |
182? | April 1824 | Midshipman in Rochfort in Mediterranean |
18?? | | Midshipman in Wellesley |
18?? | | Midshipman in Jaseur |
18?? | | Midshipman in Thetis |
18?? | | Midshipman in Blanche |
18?? | | Midshipman in Cambridge |
1826 | 25 September 1827 | Lieutenant in Eclair in South America |
5 February 1828 | 25 August 1828 | Lieutenant in Victory at Portsmouth |
5 February 1828 | 25 August 1828 | Lieutenant in Challanger off Lisbon |
5 February 1828 | 25 August 1828 | Lieutenant in Pyramus off Lisbon |
29 August 1833 | 9 January 1837 | Commander in Favourite in Mediterranean |
4 October 1842 | 15 August 1843 | Captain in Iris (until paying off at Portsmouth), west coast of Africa |
18 October 1843 | August 1847 | Captain in Iris (from commissioning at Portsmouth), India and China; in co-operation with 'Rajah' Brooke against the Borneo pirates |
28 June 1851 | January 1852 | Captain in London, flagship of Vice-Admiral Joeceline Percy, Sheerness |
(January 1852) | 1 April 1852 | Captain in Waterloo, flagship of Vice-Admiral Joscelin Percy, Sheerness |
1 April 1852 | 16 April 1853 | Captain in London, Sheerness |
17 July 1854 | 20 April 1857 | Captain in Nile (until paying off at Plymouth), the Baltic during the Russian War, then West Indies |
28 April 1859 | 1860 | Second in command, Mediterranean (flag in Hannibal) |
1861 | | Commander of detached squadron on Syrian coast |
10 January 1867 | 30 June 1869 | Commander-in-chief, North America and West Indies (flag in Royal Alfred) |
1 March 1872 | 1 March 1875 | Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth |