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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.12.1830 | Entered the Navy | W025 | |
| 27.6.1838 | Lieutenant | W025 | |
| 19.9.1838 | 1841 | North Star (28), Lieutenant | W025 |
| 30.10.1841 | 1844 | Vernon (50), Lieutenant | W025 |
| 9.11.1846 | Commander | W025 | |
| 22.11.1847 | 1851 | Bellerophone (80), Commander | W025 |
| 18.11.1854 | Captain | W025 | |
| 9.12.1855 | Commissioned to command the Ironclad floating battery Thunder | W025 | |
| 9.12.1855 | 8.5.1856 | Rodney (92), Commander | W025 |
| 20.4.1857 | 29.4.1861 | Wildfire (74), Captain and Commanding Officer | W025 |
| 20.4.1866 | 1867 | Britannia (120), Captain and Commanding Officer | W033 |
| 6.1869 | Appointed Companion of the Companion of the Order of the Bath | W025 | |
| 24.2.1872 | Rear-Admiral | W025 | |
| 16.9.1877 | Vice-Admiral | W025 | |
| 1897 | Appointed Companion of the Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath | W025 |