William Nathan Wrighte Hewett R.N.
William Nathan Wrighte Hewett R.N.

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William Nathan Wrighte Hewett R.N.Explanation
Son of Dr William Wrighte Hewett (1795-1843), of Billham Hall, Near Doncaster, Yorks
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
12 August 1834 Born (Brighton, Sussex)
26 October 1854 As acting Mate of Beagle in charge of the Right Lancaster Battery before Sebastopol he prevented capture of the gun and won the Victoria Cross
23 February 1857 Married Jane Emily Blackadder (1843-1910), daughter of Mr Thomas Wood (1800-1892), consul for the Morea
31 March 1874 K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath)
13 May 1888 Died (Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
22 April 1847Entered Navy
26 October 1854Lieutenant
13 September 1858Commander
24 November 1862Captain
21 March 1878Rear-Admiral
8 July 1884Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
12 May 185319 March 1854Acting Mate in Spartan, commanded by Captain William Legge George Hoste, East Indies
20 March 18548 August 1854Acting Mate in Salamander, commanded by Commander John Spencer Ellman, East Indies
9 August 185417 November 1854Acting Mate in Beagle, Black Sea during the Russian War
18 November 185416 May 1857Lieutenant and commander in Beagle, Mediterranean
21 October 185715 September 1858Lieutenant in Victoria and Albert, commanded by Captain Joseph Denman, Portsmouth
2 February 185928 June 1859Commander in Viper, west coast of Africa
29 June 18596 September 1859Acting Captain in Archer, west coast of Africa
7 September 185914 July 1860Commander in Viper, west coast of Africa
3 May 186121 March 1863Commander in Rinaldo, North America and West Indies
15 September 186513 April 1869Captain in Basilisk, China
5 November 18698 May 1870Captain in Donegal (from commissioning at Portsmouth), taking Vice-Admiral Henry Kellett, and a replacement crew to relieve Vice-Admiral Henry Keppel and the crew of the flag-ship, Ocean, on the China station
9 May 187022 June 1872Captain in Ocean, flagship of Vice-Admiral Henry Kellett, China
17 August 18726 January 1873Additional Captain in Duke of Wellington, commanded by Captain Hon. Henry Carr Glyn, flagship of the port admiral, Portsmouth, for Devastation aa
7 January 18733 October 1873Captain in Devastation (from commissioning at Portsmouth), Portsmouth, for sea trials
4 October 187312 April 1877Commodore in Active, west coast of Africa
17 May 187710 May 1878Captain in Achilles,Channel squadron, then Mediterranean and Sea of Marmora (during Russo-Turkish war)
11 April 188222 June 1885Commander-in-chief, East Indies, flag generally in Euryalus
23 June 18852 July 1885Commissioner of the Admiralty (Junior Naval Lord)
18 March 188617 April 1888Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron, flag in Minotaur then (24 November 1887) Northumberland

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