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James Young (1762 – 8 March 1833) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, rising to the rank of vice-admiral of the white . Young was born in 1762, the son of a naval officer. He followed his father, and an older half-brother, into the navy and was promoted to commander early in ...
Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (formed 1903) for civilians, had single wavy rings 4 inch wide, with the curl a squarish shape. The lieutenant commander's narrow ring was originally straight, but after 1942 was waved also. This system of rank insignia is still worn today by officers in the Sea Cadets.
Battle of Texel. Admiral Henry Killigrew (c. 1652 – 9 November 1712) was a Royal Navy officer who rose to the rank of Admiral of the Blue and was appointed a Lords Commissioner of the Admiralty and member of the Board of Admiralty. After retiring from the Royal Navy he pursued a career in politics and later became a Member of Parliament.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. Naval Gold Medal. Vice-Admiral Sir George Murray KCB (January 1759 – 28 February 1819) was an officer in the Royal Navy who saw service in a wide range of theatres and campaigns. His active naval career spanned the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Vice-Admiral Thomas Pringle (died 8 December 1803) was a British officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American War of Independence , and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars . Family and early life [ edit ]
Distinguished Service Cross. Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Stirling Mackenzie, KCB, DSO & Bar, DSC (3 July 1913 – 8 October 1996) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Submarines and Chief Polaris Executive . Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Mackenzie served in submarines during the Second World War becoming commanding ...
Lyons was born on 1 September 1787 and was baptized at Lyndhurst in Hampshire in autumn-winter 1788. [1] He was the eldest son and third of fifteen children of Captain John Lyons of Antigua JP, DL (20 October 1760 – 6 February 1816), who was a British owner of extensive sugar plantations, of 563 acres (228 ha) in total, in Antigua, [2] [1 ...
