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Birth
Death
22 Jan 1909 (aged 57)
Kingston upon Thames, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England
Burial
Brookwood, Woking Borough, Surrey, England Add to Map
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Rear Admiral. He became a lieutenant in 1874, commander in 1885, captain in 1895 and rear-admiral in 1906. He served aboard HMS "Active" in the Second Anglo-Ashanti War in 1873 and took part in the Suakin Expedition to the Sudan in 1885. He commanded HMS "Anson", the first mastless battleship, in 1889 and is listed as commanding HMS "Victory" from March to May 1905.
Rear Admiral. He became a lieutenant in 1874, commander in 1885, captain in 1895 and rear-admiral in 1906. He served aboard HMS "Active" in the Second Anglo-Ashanti War in 1873 and took part in the Suakin Expedition to the Sudan in 1885. He commanded HMS "Anson", the first mastless battleship, in 1889 and is listed as commanding HMS "Victory" from March to May 1905.

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