Militärdienst
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN.
He was the Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Sir Stephen Lushington for three years in the paddle frigate Leopard on the SE Coast of the America station.
He was appointed as a Commander RN (With seniority dated 15/07/1861).
He served in H.M.S. Lyra (In command) 1863-67 on the east coast of Africa and seized eleven slave dhows.