Walter Serocold (1758-1794)

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Walter Serocold

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth24.1.1758 - Cherry Hinton, CambridgeshireCSORN
First Known Service11.4.1779CSORN
FatherWalter SerocoldPMD
MotherMaryPMD
Last Known Service11.4.1794CSORN
Date of Death8.7.1794 - Calviref:800

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
11.4.1779		Lieutenant	CSORN
3.1782	12.1784	Tortoise (16) 1781-1785 British 16 Gun Unrated Armed Storeship , Lieutenant and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
13.12.1783		Commander	ADM 6/25
13.12.1793	11.4.1794	Proselyte (32) 1793-1794 British 32 Gun Unrated Floating Battery , Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/25/39 Confirmed 2.5.1794	BWAS-1793

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IDNameAuthorType

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

PMD Book

ref:800 Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Robert Boon on Wednesday 21st of December 2016 23:41

Born 1758/01/24 Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire. Baptised at Cherry Hinton, 1758/02/11, son of Walter & Mary Serocold

Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 20th of December 2016 20:09

Captain Walter Serocold killed in Calvi, Corsica when he was struck by grapeshot

Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 29th of July 2012 21:21

Jun 1794 at Calvi with Nelson

Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 3rd of July 2012 21:53

Jul 7 1794 Captain Serocold killed, I do not have a first name or any other details, rank may be LT, commander or post

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