Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RN 1845.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RN (With seniority dated 20/03/1852).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN (With seniority dated 08/03/1854).
He was appointed as a Commander RN (With seniority dated 10/01/1861).
He was appointed as a Captain RN (With seniority dated 26/06/1866).
In 1868 he served in HMS Rodney (in command) on the China Station.
He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral RN (With seniority dated 07/07/1884).
He was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief HM Ships and Vessels on the Pacific Station (Flag carried in H.M.S. Triumph) 1887.
He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral RN (With seniority dated 29/11/1889).
He was appointed as Commander-in-Chief HM Ships and Vessels on the Pacific Station (Flag in H.M.S. Swiftsure).
He was appointed as Commander-in-Chief The Nore 1892.
He was appointed as a Admiral RN (With seniority dated 09/12/1894). (He was retired on 19/03/1898.)
References
- Longstaff, Fredereick V. (1941)
- MacFarlane, John M. (1994)
