Servicio militar
He was appointed as a First Class Volunteer 1828. HMS Alban 1835.
He left the Navy in 1836-41 to be the First Assistant Surveyor of the Colony of South Australia and later its Marine Surveyor.
In 1842 he re-joined the navy as a Mate serving in HMS Columbia surveying in the Saint John River and the Bay of Fundy to 1848.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN in 1846.
He served as First Lieutenant in HMS Plover in the Pacific. While in H.M.S. Herald, in 1850, he led a small boat expedition through HMCS Mackenzie Bay in an attempt to meet the Franklin Expedition.
He served in Sir Edward Belcher's Expedition of 1853-54.
He was appointed as a Commander RN He served in H.M.S. North Star (In command) 1852-44 as store ship for Sir Edward Belcher's expedition.
In 1855 he served in HMS Falcon (In command) in the Russian War.
He was appointed as a Captain RN in 05/1856.
He served in H.M.S. Cyclops (In command) in 1857 surveying for the submarine telegraph cable from Suez to Aden and later along the coast of Ceylon.
He spent four years in the Bermuda Survey.
He retired in 1870.
He was appointed as a Rear Admiral (Retired) RN in 06/1874.
He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral (Retired) RN in 02/1879.
Lugares nombrados
Pullen Island (NT)
Referencias
- Davis, Richard C. (Ed.) (1996)
- Markham, Clements R. (1875)
