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| William Thornton Bate R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of William Bate (1785-1838) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 31 January 1818 | Born (Chatham, Kent) | ||
| 29 December 1857 | Died (killed during the assult on Canton during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War, when in command of Actaeon) | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 2 September 1831 | Entered Navy | ||
| 8 October 1841 | Lieutenant | ||
| 15 February 1848 | Commander | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 19 February 1842 | 1846 | Lieutenant in Plover, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) | |
| 25 July 1849 | 3 June 1854 | Commander in Royalist (until paying off at Portsmouth), East Indies | |
| 12 January 1856 | Commander in Bittern, East Indies | ||
| 1 August 1856 | 29 December 1857 | Commander in Actaeon, Coast of China and Tartary (until he was killed while serving with the Naval Brigade on shore during bombardment of Canton during the second Anglo-Chinese war) | |
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