David Price R.N.
David Price R.N.
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| David Price R.N. | Explanation |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 1790 | | Born (Cilycwm, Carmarthenshire) |
| 30 July 1844 | | Married Elizabeth (1806-), eldest daughter of John Taylor (1760-1842) |
| 30 August 1854 | | Died (shot himself just before the attack on Russian town of Petropaulovski during the Russian war) |
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
| Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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| Date | Rank |
| 1 January 1801 | Entered Navy |
| 28 September 1809 | Lieutenant |
| 6 December 1813 | Commander |
| 13 June 1815 | Captain |
| 6 November 1850 | Rear-Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 1 May 1834 | 4 May 1838 | Captain in Portland, Mediterranean |
| 10 November 1846 | 10 January 1848 | Captain in Ocean, Sheerness, and Captain-Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard |
| 11 January 1848 | 29 February 1848 | Captain in Ganges, Sheerness, and Captain-Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard |
| 29 March 1848 | 1 December 1850 | Captain in Wellington, Sheerness, and Captain-Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard |
| 4 August 1853 | 25 November 1854 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific (flag in President) until he shot himself |